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 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
17.7°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 1AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
E
10
2.1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1508
1538
1453
1739
1961
2164
2211
2275
2316
2207
2717
1881
1513
1103
1065
916
667
520
838
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:18PM1.27m
3:59AM1.20m
4:13PM1.31m
4:50AM1.30m
5:06PM1.36m
Low Tide
10:01PM0.27m
10:18AM0.36m
10:45PM0.19m
11:06AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
15
13
12
10
10
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
16
18
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
9
4
4
1
1
4
6
6
5
3
2
3
5
8
13
12
9
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