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Island Beach State Park surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
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Island Beach State Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Island Beach State Park sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today?
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
98 | 83 | 71 | 47 | 47 | 38 | 28 | 30 | 67 | 73 | 57 | 62 | 77 | 112 | 149 | 190 | 220 | 219 | 225 | 225 | 204 | 247 | 299 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:28PM1.58m | 12:16PM1.35m | 00:28AM1.50m | 1:14PM1.35m | 1:25AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.06m | 5:59AM-0.03m | 6:03PM0.15m | 6:58AM0.03m | 7:09PM0.22m | 8:00AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | |
— | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
40 | 83 | 71 | 47 | 47 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | NNW 2 | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
98 | 126 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 23 | 67 | 73 | 57 | 62 | 77 | 112 | 149 | 190 | 220 | 219 | 225 | 225 | 204 | 247 | 299 | 336 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 90 | 110 | 255 | 90 | 1024 | 110 | 89 | 450 | 469 | 458 | 454 | 458 | 485 | 485 | 485 | 199 | 454 | 514 | 514 |
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