Island Beach State Park Surf Break

Island Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° N 74.09° W

Issued: 1 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.4° C

3.5°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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
SE
10
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
31
29
29
28
25
26
26
36
58
56
53
40
33
69
91
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
S
15
N
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
5
S
10
NE
5
NE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:02PM1.37m
11:46AM1.27m
11:49PM1.34m
12:31PM1.33m
00:39AM1.30m
1:19PM1.39m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.11m
5:36PM0.30m
6:04AM0.12m
6:30PM0.32m
6:49AM0.14m
7:41PM0.32m
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thunderstorm
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heavy rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
4
5
2
1
6
8
6
1
6
22
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
25
25
24
23
24
23
23
23
25
26
25
23
23
22
22
21
19
20
20
21
20
Feels °C
26
24
24
26
25
26
25
27
25
25
26
28
29
29
26
27
24
23
20
16
18
18
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
S
4
0.4
SE
8
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
6
Energy kJ
16
19
19
6
18
4
7
11
18
20
6
7
8
12
18
18
17
12
13
14
14
14
5
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.2
N
3
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
E
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
19
1
19
18
18
18
18
1
21
22
23
23
9
26
15
15
9
15
24
15
9
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
4
1
4
3
2
14
24
2
2
2
2
23
14
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
Energy kJ
10
6
7
1
2
3
4
31
29
29
28
25
26
36
58
56
53
40
33
69
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1024
376
201
2408
902
1501
1251
27
2
1010
16
49
26
0
16
16
2
16
107
86
91
91
2381
424
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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