Island Beach State Park Surf Break

Island Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° N 74.09° W

Issued: 7 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
22.7° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
2 AM
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
18
16
17
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
ENE
15
NW
15
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
20
E
15
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:21AM1.20m
10:20PM1.41m
11:03AM1.23m
11:02PM1.37m
11:46AM1.27m
11:49PM1.34m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.09m
4:17PM0.26m
4:54AM0.10m
4:54PM0.28m
5:27AM0.11m
5:36PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:27
8:27
 mm
2
1
2
11
2
1
4
1
3
Temp °C
29
29
33
34
34
28
27
25
26
26
31
33
34
24
23
24
24
23
25
24
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
31
31
35
35
35
29
28
27
28
28
32
33
34
25
24
25
26
26
28
25
25
24
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.6
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
27
18
11
17
23
14
23
16
11
12
7
21
20
22
16
16
12
7
19
18
18
18
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
21
16
16
4
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
4
2
2
2
2
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
4
4
1
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
0.4
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
60
7
14
25
21
11
2
1
1
1
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Distance (km)
2
44
112
144
289
2
2
180
174
209
485
1619
2
891
1024
485
1026
1026
1300
891
1619
3286
1185
899
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
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2
2
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3
3
2
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2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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