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 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.1° C
1.1° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 1AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (01 Aug)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 29mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
35
33
18
43
39
37
49
57
52
67
24
19
14
47
62
67
32
49
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:16PM1.49m
9:47AM1.33m
9:54PM1.45m
10:26AM1.36m
10:35PM1.40m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.18m
3:51AM0.04m
3:58PM0.19m
4:24AM0.05m
4:37PM0.20m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
2
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
24
24
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
24
24
24
26
26
26
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
25
26
27
26
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