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 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.6°C
2.0° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
34
33
31
30
47
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
23
32
41
39
43
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
20
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:37PM1.41m
6:08AM1.21m
6:23PM1.46m
6:50AM1.28m
7:03PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.31m
00:03AM0.21m
12:04PM0.26m
00:46AM0.14m
12:49PM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:38
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
25
26
26
24
24
21
20
19
23
25
25
25
22
20
19
19
23
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
23
23
22
23
19
18
17
21
23
23
23
20
18
17
18
23
22
21
22
23
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