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 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.1°C
2.5° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
1.4
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
0.8
S
7
1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
16
16
16
15
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
8
8
12
12
135
119
229
171
56
81
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:33AM1.38m
5:56PM1.61m
6:29AM1.49m
6:47PM1.65m
7:18AM1.58m
7:33PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:35PM0.07m
11:38AM0.09m
00:25AM-0.00m
12:33PM0.03m
1:13AM-0.05m
1:26PM-0.00m
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
23
25
25
26
24
23
23
22
25
26
25
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
20
18
17
22
24
23
25
23
23
23
22
24
22
21
20
19
19
20
21
23
22
24
24
24
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