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 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
22.4°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 1PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, moderate winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
3
E
12
3
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1109
1245
1469
1657
2081
2298
2377
2653
2802
3090
3187
3355
3413
3221
3035
2854
2868
2426
2986
3181
3804
2958
2893
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
45
NE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:33AM1.26m
5:48PM1.44m
6:16AM1.36m
6:30PM1.49m
6:54AM1.46m
7:09PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.27m
00:08AM0.14m
12:22PM0.20m
00:48AM0.08m
1:07PM0.13m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
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6:52
6:50
6:49
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
17
15
14
14
14
16
18
21
20
19
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
7
10
15
14
13
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