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 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.7° C
2.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 7AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (09 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
SE
9
0.5
E
7
0.8
S
4
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
45
41
28
28
18
17
18
19
21
21
20
20
45
59
43
42
31
20
20
12
15
24
23
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:31AM1.23m
3:08PM1.52m
3:37AM1.21m
4:12PM1.58m
4:48AM1.23m
5:18PM1.65m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.13m
10:05PM0.21m
9:55AM0.10m
11:06PM0.12m
10:56AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
2
3
5
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
25
25
25
23
23
23
22
23
28
30
31
29
26
24
23
23
25
25
24
24
23
Feels °C
20
22
23
25
24
25
24
25
25
24
25
29
32
32
30
27
26
25
25
26
25
24
25
23
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