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 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.6° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
35
37
36
35
35
49
35
35
36
25
38
37
35
35
39
37
42
42
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:08PM1.47m
9:26AM1.66m
9:56PM1.40m
10:16AM1.63m
10:53PM1.32m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.03m
3:25AM0.01m
4:07PM0.05m
4:06AM0.05m
4:56PM0.10m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
21
22
21
20
19
19
18
20
21
22
21
21
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
15
16
17
20
21
21
19
18
18
17
20
21
21
20
20
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