Island Beach State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° N 74.09° W

Island Beach State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 9PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
NE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4128
3307
2308
2053
1697
1255
832
551
318
197
140
84
79
148
144
146
57
56
55
54
55
Wind (km/h)
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
45
N
45
N
40
NNW
40
NW
30
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:48PM1.54m
8:06AM1.62m
8:27PM1.52m
8:44AM1.66m
9:08PM1.47m
Low Tide
1:52PM0.07m
2:07AM0.01m
2:37PM0.04m
2:45AM-0.00m
3:22PM0.03m
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:46
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 mm
2
2
2
1
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7
13
14
5
3
4
2
1
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Temp °C
15
16
15
15
16
16
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
6
8
7
6
8
9
7
9
8
9
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
13
13
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