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 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
18.6°C
2.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 6PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.8
E
10
2.3
E
11
2.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.4
E
11
3
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
231
158
151
161
157
217
605
1212
1744
2197
2798
2666
1482
1916
1219
1567
1396
1300
1452
1883
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:31PM1.26m
2:11AM1.09m
2:23PM1.26m
3:05AM1.13m
3:18PM1.27m
Low Tide
8:09PM0.38m
8:13AM0.49m
9:11PM0.34m
9:22AM0.44m
10:01PM0.27m
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clear
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Temp °C
10
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12
12
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Feels °C
3
5
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7
4
5
5
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5
4
5
8
9
8
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