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 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.2° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 4AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
128
103
69
51
28
20
28
46
12
9
6
6
67
55
45
44
31
22
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:12PM1.37m
9:31AM1.56m
9:54PM1.29m
10:11AM1.48m
10:40PM1.21m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.05m
3:22AM0.12m
3:59PM0.11m
3:57AM0.20m
4:38PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
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Temp °C
21
20
18
18
17
17
19
20
21
19
20
20
20
20
24
27
26
25
23
Feels °C
21
18
16
17
17
18
19
18
18
16
17
17
18
19
23
26
26
26
24
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