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 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.5° C
2.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 9PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
1.6
SSW
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
15
7
7
198
112
107
91
76
61
64
52
55
55
54
39
40
41
38
25
45
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
35
WSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
WSW
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:28AM1.48m
11:37PM1.47m
12:18PM1.47m
00:28AM1.37m
1:07PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.11m
5:52AM-0.00m
6:15PM0.20m
6:38AM0.09m
7:12PM0.27m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:20
 mm
1
3
2
22
16
2
Temp °C
25
24
26
22
22
23
23
23
24
26
26
25
24
23
21
21
23
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
25
27
20
22
22
24
22
22
24
24
25
24
21
19
20
22
22
22
22
22
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