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 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
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
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.6
E
7
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
27
26
17
23
16
17
10
10
10
10
8
7
7
7
6
37
26
37
34
38
44
49
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
WNW
20
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
0
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:32PM1.51m
2:10AM1.20m
2:37PM1.50m
3:18AM1.22m
3:47PM1.51m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.22m
8:26PM0.29m
8:17AM0.25m
9:39PM0.24m
9:34AM0.22m
10:40PM0.16m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
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
Temp °C
25
23
27
28
29
28
26
25
24
23
23
24
24
23
23
22
21
20
21
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
26
22
27
29
30
28
26
25
24
23
23
24
23
23
22
22
21
18
19
19
19
19
21
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