Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 4AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 586 | 441 | 669 | 217 | 508 | 474 | 408 | 380 | 505 | 322 | 320 | 275 | 229 | 229 | 191 | 184 | 184 | 149 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:06PM1.36m | 5:36AM1.42m | 5:54PM1.41m | 6:18AM1.54m | 6:39PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.12m | 11:53AM0.16m | 00:07AM0.05m | 12:41PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 586 | 441 | 383 | 217 | — | — | — | — | 307 | 322 | 320 | 275 | 229 | 229 | 191 | 184 | 184 | 149 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 669 | 74 | 508 | 474 | 408 | 380 | 505 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 86 | 346 | 110 | 249 | 91 | 85 | 70 | 48 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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