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 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
22.9°C
2.6° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 1PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
72
78
62
58
86
115
100
114
102
99
70
37
65
55
75
67
65
60
73
148
237
265
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SW
10
WNW
25
N
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:11PM1.29m
2:45AM1.09m
3:07PM1.29m
3:44AM1.12m
4:04PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.47m
8:57PM0.41m
8:58AM0.47m
9:55PM0.36m
9:58AM0.42m
10:43PM0.29m
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:57
6:54
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
20
18
17
17
17
18
19
Feels °C
16
14
15
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
18
19
21
22
22
19
14
13
14
13
13
15
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