
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 7AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 126 | 113 | 107 | 113 | 103 | 83 | 68 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.48m | 11:37PM1.47m | 12:18PM1.47m | 00:28AM1.37m | 1:07PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM-0.09m | 5:22PM0.11m | 5:52AM-0.00m | 6:15PM0.20m | 6:38AM0.09m | 7:12PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 107 | 113 | 103 | 83 | 68 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 3 | SE 12 | SE 8 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | SE 2 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 99 | 126 | 113 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 891 | 891 | 1340 | 1340 | 2381 | 94 | 15 | 45 | 83 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 199 | 232 | 258 | 891 | 706 |
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