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 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.5°C
1.5° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.8
E
6
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
12
10
17
24
92
89
97
144
151
123
100
81
73
52
50
39
39
38
36
25
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
5
S
5
WNW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
off
High Tide
10:38AM1.53m
11:05PM1.34m
11:31AM1.53m
00:03AM1.27m
12:30PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:06PM0.16m
5:07AM0.09m
5:58PM0.22m
5:53AM0.16m
7:06PM0.28m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
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7:28
7:25
7:24
 mm
4
1
1
6
1
2
3
2
Temp °C
26
29
32
29
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
22
22
21
22
24
28
30
27
27
Feels °C
29
31
32
31
20
22
22
20
20
21
20
21
23
25
24
22
25
30
33
31
30
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