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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 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 9PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. 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) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 45mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | S 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 198 | 112 | 107 | 91 | 76 | 61 | 64 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 25 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.48m | 11:37PM1.47m | 12:18PM1.47m | 00:28AM1.37m | 1:07PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.11m | 5:52AM-0.00m | 6:15PM0.20m | 6:38AM0.09m | 7:12PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 107 | 91 | 76 | 61 | 64 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 25 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 3 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | — | — | N 3 | N 2 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 15 | 42 | 163 | 198 | 112 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1340 | 3284 | 3294 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 158 | 232 | 258 | 258 | 258 |
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