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 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.0° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 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) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 4AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
8
2.3
SSW
8
1.8
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
S
7
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
397
458
686
432
266
239
169
140
140
110
77
75
73
54
39
37
33
22
42
86
92
75
59
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:04AM1.19m
2:40PM1.39m
2:55AM1.12m
3:29PM1.37m
3:51AM1.09m
4:23PM1.37m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.25m
9:16PM0.33m
9:15AM0.29m
10:11PM0.31m
10:06AM0.30m
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
22
26
28
27
26
25
22
21
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
21
19
21
26
28
27
28
24
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
21
22
20
19
19
21
20
20
20
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