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 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
18.4°C
2.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 12PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
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
0
1
2
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)
1.1
E
7
1.5
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.1
E
11
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
400
700
1095
1543
1760
1597
1452
1676
918
824
1047
947
1034
1207
1470
1525
1699
1622
1515
1481
1371
1371
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:11AM1.09m
2:23PM1.26m
3:05AM1.13m
3:18PM1.27m
3:59AM1.20m
4:13PM1.31m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.49m
9:11PM0.34m
9:22AM0.44m
10:01PM0.27m
10:18AM0.36m
10:45PM0.19m
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Temp °C
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
15
17
16
15
13
12
11
10
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
7
5
6
6
7
8
8
9
7
5
5
8
12
11
9
6
5
4
2
4
5
5
4
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