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 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.1°C
2.3° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
65
62
47
40
27
26
17
17
16
17
10
10
10
8
15
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
W
10
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:05AM1.22m
1:32PM1.51m
2:10AM1.20m
2:37PM1.50m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.28m
6:55AM0.22m
8:26PM0.29m
8:17AM0.25m
9:39PM0.24m
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
 mm
5
Temp °C
29
29
27
24
23
22
26
29
30
27
26
23
22
21
24
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
30
31
29
25
25
22
26
30
32
27
26
21
21
19
22
24
23
22
22
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