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 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
19.2°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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 8PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
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
1
S
6
0.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
36
65
64
40
39
37
37
36
56
36
36
37
56
56
56
56
46
60
67
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
20
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:16AM1.63m
10:53PM1.32m
11:14AM1.59m
11:57PM1.26m
12:18PM1.54m
Low Tide
4:56PM0.10m
4:50AM0.10m
5:50PM0.17m
5:42AM0.18m
6:57PM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:38
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Temp °C
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
24
24
22
20
20
20
24
28
28
26
22
Feels °C
20
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
24
23
21
18
18
18
22
25
26
26
21
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