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 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.0° C
1.3° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
18
26
24
24
64
57
70
61
35
35
45
38
66
57
50
42
41
39
90
94
75
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:51AM1.09m
4:23PM1.37m
4:51AM1.09m
5:16PM1.40m
5:46AM1.12m
6:06PM1.44m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.30m
11:01PM0.27m
10:54AM0.29m
11:48PM0.23m
11:41AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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>
5:47
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
22
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
19
18
19
18
19
20
18
17
17
17
19
21
21
21
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