Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 6AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 19 | 39 | 55 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 43 | 57 | 90 | 121 | 109 | 84 | 75 | 48 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:56AM1.41m | 11:31PM1.14m | 11:46AM1.34m | 00:25AM1.10m | 12:38PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.27m | 5:18PM0.25m | 5:08AM0.35m | 6:04PM0.33m | 5:51AM0.42m | 7:01PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 109 | 84 | 75 | 45 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | E 8 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 9 | — | E 8 | SW 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 19 | 39 | 55 | 36 | — | 20 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 43 | 57 | 90 | 121 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 48 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1176 | 485 | 1184 | 485 | 382 | 382 | 1186 | 528 | 441 | 364 | 376 | 437 | 1176 | 1176 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 86 | 250 | 891 | 891 | 891 | 891 | 431 |
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