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 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
22.8°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 5PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
7
2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
435
537
756
902
985
1033
1217
1437
1741
2081
2344
2471
2714
2865
3200
3443
3610
3426
3369
2998
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:59PM1.37m
5:33AM1.26m
5:48PM1.44m
6:16AM1.36m
6:30PM1.49m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.35m
11:27PM0.21m
11:36AM0.27m
00:08AM0.14m
12:22PM0.20m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:52
6:50
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
8
9
8
7
8
8
10
10
8
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