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 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
18.9°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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 2PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
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)
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
27
19
13
13
8
8
12
3
11
24
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:18AM1.45m
5:37PM1.51m
6:10AM1.55m
6:27PM1.54m
6:55AM1.62m
7:11PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:28AM0.11m
00:00AM0.01m
12:19PM0.06m
00:44AM-0.02m
1:07PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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Temp °C
12
12
14
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
20
23
23
21
19
17
16
16
18
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
17
18
18
18
15
12
12
12
14
16
16
15
15
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