Island Beach State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° N 74.09° W

Island Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
19.3°C
1.3° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 7AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
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
1
1
1
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)
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
164
225
226
205
204
199
168
119
100
65
53
48
41
40
28
28
18
18
18
18
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
W
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:07AM1.24m
2:29PM1.48m
3:13AM1.28m
3:35PM1.47m
4:18AM1.35m
4:40PM1.49m
Low Tide
8:14AM0.28m
9:25PM0.20m
9:30AM0.25m
10:23PM0.13m
10:32AM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:32
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2
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Temp °C
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
19
19
17
16
14
12
10
12
15
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
13
10
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
12
11
11
9
6
4
7
12
13
13
12
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