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 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.7°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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 3AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
16
26
27
43
58
65
57
46
32
27
22
33
32
21
32
21
28
42
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
NW
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:59PM1.55m
9:27AM1.61m
9:42PM1.46m
10:10AM1.56m
10:27PM1.36m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.00m
3:20AM-0.02m
3:44PM0.05m
3:57AM0.05m
4:26PM0.11m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:08
7:07
 mm
2
5
8
14
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
24
23
22
25
27
26
25
24
23
20
21
23
24
22
21
Feels °C
19
21
21
23
26
25
24
27
30
28
26
25
23
15
17
19
19
18
15
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