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 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 6PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
39
34
43
29
30
21
21
32
32
32
20
42
46
37
39
46
47
34
21
21
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
NNW
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:27AM1.61m
9:42PM1.46m
10:10AM1.56m
10:27PM1.36m
10:54AM1.49m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.05m
3:57AM0.05m
4:26PM0.11m
4:33AM0.14m
5:07PM0.20m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
7:08
7:07
7:05
 mm
5
Temp °C
23
24
24
24
24
23
22
20
21
23
24
23
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
26
26
27
26
27
25
22
16
16
18
19
18
15
15
15
16
16
17
18
18
18
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