Island Beach State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° N 74.09° W

Island Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.2° C
1.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 8PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
84
55
52
51
51
45
52
59
51
85
35
35
22
45
42
38
35
55
68
48
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:34AM1.28m
8:41PM1.51m
9:10AM1.30m
9:16PM1.49m
9:47AM1.33m
9:54PM1.45m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.19m
3:17AM0.04m
3:20PM0.18m
3:51AM0.04m
3:58PM0.19m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
22
22
22
21
20
21
24
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
27
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
21
20
21
23
24
22
21
22
25
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
28
24
24
24
24
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