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 pm 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 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 37mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
21
23
25
25
27
57
80
108
173
128
150
150
160
170
141
124
128
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
5
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
SSE
5
S
5
E
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:46AM1.27m
11:49PM1.34m
12:31PM1.33m
00:39AM1.30m
1:19PM1.39m
1:33AM1.26m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.30m
6:04AM0.12m
6:30PM0.32m
6:49AM0.14m
7:41PM0.32m
7:46AM0.15m
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
4
4
5
1
5
8
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
21
21
21
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
27
26
25
25
28
25
26
27
28
28
25
20
21
22
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.4
SE
8
0.3
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
6
18
4
18
18
18
19
21
22
25
25
12
12
12
8
8
9
16
16
10
10
13
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
S
5
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
19
18
4
1
1
2
23
23
23
23
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
5
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSW
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
2
23
3
23
24
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
NE
5
0.8
NE
4
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
7
9
4
9
17
16
23
5
27
57
80
108
173
128
150
150
160
170
141
124
128
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1300
902
1643
1067
201
56
1184
201
2
2
86
492
616
32
368
636
474
91
91
91
110
78
17
87
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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