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 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
25.7° C
2.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 2PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.1
E
12
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
E
12
0.3
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
E
11
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.6
SSW
5
0.1
E
14
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
10
9
9
3
10
3
6
17
12
8
9
7
3
3
3
4
8
21
4
24
16
11
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
30
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:43AM1.41m
7:03PM1.71m
7:36AM1.50m
7:53PM1.72m
8:26AM1.55m
8:40PM1.69m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.00m
1:37AM-0.09m
1:42PM-0.03m
2:26AM-0.13m
2:34PM-0.04m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:57
7:54
 mm
1
8
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
27
29
30
30
27
22
22
22
23
25
27
25
24
24
24
24
27
28
29
29
28
Feels °C
22
24
30
30
30
32
29
21
25
24
24
26
28
24
24
24
23
24
27
28
30
29
28
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