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 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.4° C
1.8° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 4AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
3
2
3
2
2
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)
0.1
E
12
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
235
181
132
257
381
520
439
450
245
205
167
159
127
105
71
71
73
40
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
NW
10
SSW
10
W
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:04AM1.19m
2:40PM1.39m
2:55AM1.12m
3:29PM1.37m
Low Tide
8:14PM0.32m
8:21AM0.25m
9:16PM0.33m
9:15AM0.29m
10:11PM0.31m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:17
 mm
4
13
5
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
23
22
22
21
22
25
26
26
27
25
22
21
21
21
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
26
21
21
21
19
21
25
26
26
28
26
17
17
18
18
18
20
20
21
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