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 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
24.4°C
2.8° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 3PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
32
36
24
31
40
38
25
36
46
49
47
31
29
16
16
16
16
8
8
8
7
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
0
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
E
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:18AM1.22m
3:47PM1.51m
4:29AM1.28m
4:55PM1.55m
5:33AM1.38m
5:56PM1.61m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.22m
10:40PM0.16m
10:40AM0.16m
11:35PM0.07m
11:38AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:17
7:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
20
23
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
21
19
19
20
21
21
21
22
20
17
19
21
21
19
20
19
18
17
21
24
23
22
22
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