Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 40 | 34 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:30AM1.15m | 1:59PM1.35m | 2:21AM1.10m | 2:50PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.35m | 7:28AM0.35m | 8:35PM0.38m | 8:31AM0.39m | 9:37PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
16 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 16 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 |
14 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
— | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 40 | 34 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 29 | 429 | 29 | 87 | 158 | 93 | 39 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 190 | 438 | 438 | 891 | 3317 | 528 | 891 | 431 |
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