Island Beach State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° N 74.09° W

Island Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.1° C
1.0° 

Island Beach State Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 1AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
7
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2
S
8
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
20
47
106
394
509
483
539
526
428
478
204
147
117
101
132
123
105
96
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
10:35PM1.40m
11:10AM1.40m
11:23PM1.34m
11:58AM1.44m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.20m
4:56AM0.06m
5:19PM0.23m
5:32AM0.09m
6:11PM0.26m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:06
 mm
2
1
2
2
4
2
7
6
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
24
Feels °C
27
27
27
26
24
23
25
25
26
27
25
21
22
22
22
22
22
24
26
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