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 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.0°C
3.0° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (21 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.8
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
10
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
38
46
66
87
104
198
284
342
345
452
537
681
724
825
902
836
924
1341
1455
1621
1879
2385
2517
Wind (km/h)
20
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:44AM1.12m
4:04PM1.32m
4:42AM1.18m
4:59PM1.37m
5:33AM1.26m
5:48PM1.44m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.42m
10:43PM0.29m
10:50AM0.35m
11:27PM0.21m
11:36AM0.27m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:53
6:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
17
15
16
17
17
16
17
17
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
19
16
14
13
15
16
15
15
13
12
11
12
9
7
9
10
10
8
9
8
10
8
8
7
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