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 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.0°C
2.8° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 8PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
S
5
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
1.3
NE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.8
E
6
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
36
48
36
35
35
37
46
76
94
118
171
259
342
407
603
621
768
933
956
976
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
SW
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:07PM1.29m
3:44AM1.12m
4:04PM1.32m
4:42AM1.18m
4:59PM1.37m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.47m
9:55PM0.36m
9:58AM0.42m
10:43PM0.29m
10:50AM0.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:54
6:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
6
2
2
3
3
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
22
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
Feels °C
18
19
20
22
24
19
17
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
9
10
8
8
8
9
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