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 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
25.1° C
2.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
19
18
23
19
13
21
28
38
38
19
12
18
18
28
24
31
54
85
59
39
43
28
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:12PM1.39m
1:30AM1.15m
1:59PM1.35m
2:21AM1.10m
2:50PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.27m
7:29PM0.35m
7:28AM0.35m
8:35PM0.38m
8:31AM0.39m
9:37PM0.37m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
5
Temp °C
24
25
26
28
28
28
28
25
24
24
24
24
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
27
28
28
29
28
29
29
25
24
26
25
24
22
22
24
25
23
23
23
24
25
25
26
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