Island Beach State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° N 74.09° W

Island Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.4° C
1.9° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
31
38
57
62
70
54
54
38
24
24
24
26
26
34
62
36
57
66
62
56
57
137
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
SSE
15
S
5
W
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:18PM1.47m
00:28AM1.37m
1:07PM1.44m
1:16AM1.27m
1:53PM1.41m
Low Tide
5:52AM-0.00m
6:15PM0.20m
6:38AM0.09m
7:12PM0.27m
7:28AM0.19m
8:14PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
5
19
Temp °C
23
22
24
26
26
25
24
23
22
22
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
24
25
26
26
23
21
Feels °C
23
20
22
25
25
24
25
20
19
20
21
21
21
25
22
22
22
24
26
26
26
23
20
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