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 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
17.7°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 4PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
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0
2
2
0
1
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
11
3
E
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
E
10
2
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2043
1954
2736
2628
2670
2379
1456
1207
916
720
586
441
718
480
541
543
486
398
322
322
245
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:13PM1.31m
4:50AM1.30m
5:06PM1.36m
5:36AM1.42m
5:54PM1.41m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.36m
10:45PM0.19m
11:06AM0.26m
11:26PM0.12m
11:53AM0.16m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
13
17
18
16
15
14
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
3
5
7
6
5
4
4
4
6
10
13
12
10
7
6
5
5
7
8
8
10
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