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 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
22.9°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.7
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
18
18
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
53
119
131
84
120
141
150
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
15
N
15
ENE
10
E
0
S
10
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:29PM1.36m
00:57AM1.13m
1:19PM1.32m
1:50AM1.09m
2:11PM1.29m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.33m
6:43PM0.37m
6:34AM0.42m
7:49PM0.41m
7:43AM0.47m
8:57PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
6:59
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
23
24
24
23
22
22
21
21
24
24
25
24
23
21
20
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
21
21
22
22
21
20
20
21
21
21
23
23
25
24
21
17
16
12
13
14
16
15
15
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