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 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.9° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 7AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NE
11
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
2.5
NE
8
3
E
8
2.5
ESE
7
2
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.5
E
5
1.1
ENE
5
0.6
E
9
0.9
ENE
5
0.5
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2534
1972
1838
1004
1290
567
304
200
124
57
56
42
38
129
38
39
38
37
35
34
50
50
38
39
Wind (km/h)
45
N
50
N
55
N
35
NNE
40
ESE
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
35
NNE
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:06AM1.62m
8:27PM1.52m
8:44AM1.66m
9:08PM1.47m
9:26AM1.66m
9:56PM1.40m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.01m
2:37PM0.04m
2:45AM-0.00m
3:22PM0.03m
3:25AM0.01m
4:07PM0.05m
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6:50
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 mm
22
10
15
3
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4
3
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2
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1
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Temp °C
15
16
17
19
18
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
18
20
20
21
21
Feels °C
7
8
8
15
12
13
14
16
16
12
11
12
11
12
11
12
12
14
14
17
20
20
20
21
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