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 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
19.4°C
0.4° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
36
38
38
37
35
35
35
36
65
64
40
59
37
56
56
56
56
56
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
0
NW
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:56PM1.40m
10:16AM1.63m
10:53PM1.32m
11:14AM1.59m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.05m
4:06AM0.05m
4:56PM0.10m
4:50AM0.10m
5:50PM0.17m
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clear
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clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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Temp °C
21
21
20
19
19
18
20
21
21
22
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
21
20
19
18
18
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20
20
19
21
20
18
19
20
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21
21
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