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 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.9°C
1.6° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 10AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
102
72
62
70
45
45
44
50
31
31
30
24
30
30
32
33
24
24
18
18
18
17
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
0
NNW
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:03AM1.41m
8:15PM1.55m
8:38AM1.46m
8:51PM1.52m
9:13AM1.49m
9:29PM1.47m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.05m
2:17PM0.13m
2:43AM0.02m
2:58PM0.11m
3:18AM0.02m
3:39PM0.11m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:32
7:30
 mm
5
5
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
23
23
25
25
25
27
26
23
22
20
21
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
24
26
26
24
23
Feels °C
26
26
28
28
27
28
24
20
19
17
18
20
19
22
22
22
23
23
24
24
24
24
26
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