Island Beach State Park Surf Break

Island Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° N 74.09° W

Issued: 7 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
20.6° C

2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 1PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (18 Jun)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (18 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
S
8
1.3
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
72
127
165
193
199
240
113
97
143
163
134
212
116
90
52
48
35
35
37
37
17
17
36
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:58AM1.42m
11:10PM1.59m
11:56AM1.43m
00:07AM1.51m
12:51PM1.43m
00:59AM1.41m
Low Tide
4:48AM-0.13m
4:52PM0.05m
5:37AM-0.08m
5:46PM0.13m
6:28AM-0.01m
6:45PM0.21m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:28
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
24
27
30
28
27
24
22
20
21
24
26
26
24
20
19
19
23
25
27
25
22
20
Feels °C
20
19
21
24
28
27
24
21
18
16
18
21
24
23
20
16
16
15
18
20
22
22
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
8
8
149
113
97
143
163
134
127
116
90
52
48
35
35
37
37
17
12
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
1
1
7
6
17
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
7
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
0.4
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
1.3
S
8
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
56
72
127
165
193
199
240
3
1
2
1
212
6
3
2
3
5
1
7
21
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
899
258
3203
1300
176
87
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
20
112
2
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
3
4
3
1
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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