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 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.0°C
2.6° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
14
8
13
30
14
14
23
18
27
35
52
39
36
30
25
43
22
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
10
S
10
WSW
10
NW
10
N
5
E
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
8:17PM1.62m
8:45AM1.64m
8:59PM1.55m
9:27AM1.61m
9:42PM1.46m
Low Tide
2:15PM-0.01m
2:40AM-0.07m
3:01PM0.00m
3:20AM-0.02m
3:44PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
7:08
 mm
3
7
8
3
Temp °C
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
22
26
27
27
26
Feels °C
23
22
21
21
22
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
24
24
23
29
30
30
27
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