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 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.6°C
1.7° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
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
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
79
77
57
41
40
92
90
88
65
62
47
40
18
26
17
17
17
16
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
ESE
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
NW
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:03AM1.27m
12:30PM1.52m
1:05AM1.22m
1:32PM1.51m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.22m
5:53AM0.16m
7:06PM0.28m
6:55AM0.22m
8:26PM0.29m
cloud
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
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part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:24
7:22
 mm
1
1
1
14
1
3
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
23
22
22
25
28
31
30
29
25
24
23
28
30
31
23
23
Feels °C
21
23
24
26
24
24
28
30
32
32
31
26
24
24
29
31
32
24
23
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