Surf Forecasts:
Island Beach State Park surf forecast from 4 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 5 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 4 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, E swell with 255 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 5 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Island Beach State Park this week:
The surf forecast for Island Beach State Park over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 05) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Island Beach State Park in the next 16 days are 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 04) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Mon 5th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Mon 5th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sun 4th Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Island Beach State Park over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°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). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 255 | 216 | 135 | 78 | 57 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07AM1.24m | 2:29PM1.48m | 3:13AM1.28m | 3:35PM1.47m | 4:18AM1.35m | 4:40PM1.49m | 5:18AM1.45m | 5:37PM1.51m | 6:10AM1.55m | 6:27PM1.54m | 6:55AM1.62m | 7:11PM1.53m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.25m | 8:14AM0.28m | 9:25PM0.20m | 9:30AM0.25m | 10:23PM0.13m | 10:32AM0.18m | 11:14PM0.06m | 11:28AM0.11m | 00:00AM0.01m | 12:19PM0.06m | 00:44AM-0.02m | 1:07PM0.02m | 1:27AM-0.02m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | 6:36 | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 135 | 78 | 57 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | S 6 | NNE 3 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 7 | SW 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | S 6 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 134 | 255 | 216 | — | — | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 438 | 239 | 180 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 2258 | 2258 | 851 | 628 | 628 | 616 | 479 | 616 | 616 | 617 | 851 | 851 |
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