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 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.7° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.2
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
28
9
10
10
21
22
100
46
32
22
20
92
135
84
86
70
62
64
5
39
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:48PM1.52m
3:23AM1.19m
3:56PM1.55m
4:36AM1.23m
5:06PM1.60m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.18m
9:50PM0.23m
9:40AM0.16m
10:53PM0.15m
10:46AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
29
31
31
28
26
24
23
23
29
31
32
30
26
24
23
24
29
31
33
32
29
Feels °C
31
31
29
28
26
28
25
24
30
30
31
30
25
24
23
24
30
32
32
32
29
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