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 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.1°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
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)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
E
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
92
101
88
65
62
40
40
27
26
17
17
16
17
10
10
10
8
13
13
12
12
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
30
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
0
N
5
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross
High Tide
12:30PM1.52m
1:05AM1.22m
1:32PM1.51m
2:10AM1.20m
2:37PM1.50m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.16m
7:06PM0.28m
6:55AM0.22m
8:26PM0.29m
8:17AM0.25m
9:39PM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
 mm
1
1
15
6
4
2
1
Temp °C
23
22
25
28
30
28
26
23
22
23
27
29
30
23
23
23
21
21
24
25
25
24
23
Feels °C
25
23
28
30
31
30
25
24
24
25
28
31
32
22
25
23
19
19
21
24
25
24
21
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