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 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.2° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 4PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
6
2.4
ESE
7
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
8
1.8
SSE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
510
853
1078
497
715
528
404
286
212
165
128
116
89
62
45
31
26
47
13
10
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
SE
5
SW
10
N
40
NNE
30
NE
30
N
20
N
10
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:15AM1.66m
8:32PM1.44m
8:53AM1.62m
9:12PM1.37m
9:31AM1.56m
9:54PM1.29m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.02m
2:45AM0.06m
3:19PM0.05m
3:22AM0.12m
3:59PM0.11m
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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6:22
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6
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1
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Temp °C
19
18
18
19
20
19
16
15
15
18
21
20
18
18
18
18
19
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
13
12
13
17
23
20
10
10
10
15
20
18
16
18
19
18
18
19
19
17
16
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