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 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
21.2°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 7AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 108mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri night, moderate winds from the NE by Sun night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
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0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
4
E
12
4
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
NE
10
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3100
3254
3829
4088
4222
4222
4462
5068
5090
4693
4924
4546
3865
3049
2483
2102
1572
1456
1456
942
978
643
493
267
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
45
NE
40
NNE
45
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
55
NNE
60
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
50
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
55
N
35
ENE
35
E
25
E
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:54AM1.46m
7:09PM1.53m
7:31AM1.55m
7:48PM1.54m
8:06AM1.62m
8:27PM1.52m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.08m
1:07PM0.13m
1:28AM0.03m
1:52PM0.07m
2:07AM0.01m
2:37PM0.04m
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7
3
14
4
1
1
2
1
14
22
15
6
3
1
2
3
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
18
21
17
15
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
17
19
17
17
17
Feels °C
6
5
6
6
9
11
6
3
2
3
3
5
4
5
6
6
7
7
6
8
15
11
14
15
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