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 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.6°C
1.7° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 8AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
89
97
116
91
75
64
60
58
48
53
55
42
29
27
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:05PM1.34m
11:31AM1.53m
00:03AM1.27m
12:30PM1.52m
1:05AM1.22m
1:32PM1.51m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.09m
5:58PM0.22m
5:53AM0.16m
7:06PM0.28m
6:55AM0.22m
8:26PM0.29m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
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7:25
7:24
7:22
 mm
1
16
2
2
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
24
23
27
30
33
30
23
23
23
22
26
29
25
25
24
Feels °C
24
23
22
22
22
21
23
26
26
27
25
29
32
35
33
23
24
24
22
27
31
27
27
24
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