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 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.1°C
2.4° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SE
8
0.3
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
S
6
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
16
17
10
10
10
10
8
15
8
7
6
29
40
58
60
54
59
51
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
ENE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:10AM1.20m
2:37PM1.50m
3:18AM1.22m
3:47PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:26PM0.29m
8:17AM0.25m
9:39PM0.24m
9:34AM0.22m
10:40PM0.16m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
26
25
24
23
24
25
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
29
29
26
25
23
22
22
23
23
23
21
22
22
21
19
19
21
21
22
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