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 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.0°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 2PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.4
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
16
18
24
17
14
9
21
30
14
14
14
24
51
90
87
63
50
41
41
32
26
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SW
5
NNW
5
N
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
5
W
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:02AM1.63m
8:17PM1.62m
8:45AM1.64m
8:59PM1.55m
9:27AM1.61m
9:42PM1.46m
Low Tide
2:15PM-0.01m
2:40AM-0.07m
3:01PM0.00m
3:20AM-0.02m
3:44PM0.05m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
7:08
 mm
1
2
7
4
6
6
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
25
23
21
21
25
28
27
25
Feels °C
24
22
21
22
23
22
22
23
22
22
22
23
23
22
23
25
26
24
23
28
30
29
26
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