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 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.5°C
2.8° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 1PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:41AM1.42m
00:05AM1.18m
12:29PM1.36m
00:57AM1.13m
1:19PM1.32m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.24m
5:51PM0.28m
5:46AM0.33m
6:43PM0.37m
6:34AM0.42m
7:49PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:01
7:00
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
19
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
23
23
24
22
22
22
21
21
25
26
27
25
23
Feels °C
18
17
18
19
18
18
20
21
21
20
22
20
21
19
20
20
20
22
25
25
27
23
20
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