Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 2AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 52 | 51 | 36 | 58 | 60 | 122 | 127 | 109 | 167 | 248 | 282 | 373 | 441 | 432 | 488 | 436 | 430 | 529 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:25AM1.10m | 12:38PM1.29m | 1:18AM1.09m | 1:31PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM0.33m | 5:51AM0.42m | 7:01PM0.37m | 6:52AM0.48m | 8:09PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 51 | 36 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 52 | — | 5 | 58 | 60 | 122 | 127 | 109 | 167 | 248 | 282 | 373 | 441 | 432 | 488 | 436 | 430 | 529 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1176 | 0 | 0 | 1357 | 479 | 255 | 891 | 891 | 891 | 927 | 891 | 1024 | 1024 | 382 | 91 | 91 | 752 | 752 | 749 |
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