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 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
23.8°C
2.3° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
2
2
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
9
9
8
8
12
12
112
132
170
66
49
37
36
38
60
46
32
19
18
18
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:29AM1.49m
6:47PM1.65m
7:18AM1.58m
7:33PM1.65m
8:02AM1.63m
8:17PM1.62m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.03m
1:13AM-0.05m
1:26PM-0.00m
1:58AM-0.08m
2:15PM-0.01m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:12
 mm
1
1
5
Temp °C
23
23
25
26
25
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
27
25
23
21
21
21
22
24
24
24
23
Feels °C
23
23
24
23
21
20
20
20
20
21
23
26
28
26
23
22
21
19
18
22
23
22
21
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