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 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.5° C
1.4° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 7PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
765
639
470
259
231
207
155
125
147
151
105
77
139
174
134
105
75
46
36
52
70
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
0
N
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:10AM1.40m
11:23PM1.34m
11:58AM1.44m
00:17AM1.29m
12:50PM1.47m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.23m
5:32AM0.09m
6:11PM0.26m
6:15AM0.12m
7:18PM0.30m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:05
 mm
4
1
5
2
Temp °C
24
25
27
28
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
27
29
30
21
22
23
22
21
22
22
23
25
25
26
25
27
27
27
25
26
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