Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 32 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 45 | 44 | 49 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50AM1.28m | 7:03PM1.51m | 7:28AM1.35m | 7:40PM1.54m | 8:03AM1.41m | 8:15PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.14m | 12:49PM0.21m | 1:27AM0.09m | 1:34PM0.17m | 2:06AM0.05m | 2:17PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 32 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 33 | 30 | 41 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 46 | 25 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | E 14 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | E 10 | ESE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 45 | 19 | 49 | 29 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 46 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 46 | 40 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 891 | 209 | 209 | 174 | 209 | 902 | 891 | 39 | 36 | 49 | 365 | 368 | 376 | 1176 | 190 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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