Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 28 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 24 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 59 | 39 | 43 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:12PM1.39m | 1:30AM1.15m | 1:59PM1.35m | 2:21AM1.10m | 2:50PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.27m | 7:29PM0.35m | 7:28AM0.35m | 8:35PM0.38m | 8:31AM0.39m | 9:37PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 |
29 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 18 | — | 14 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 43 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SW 3 | S 3 | ESE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | E 16 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 23 | — | 13 | 21 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 28 | 24 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 59 | 12 | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 44 | 56 | 224 | 431 | 429 | 431 | 55 | 29 | 2 | 93 | 1340 | 431 | 416 | 145 | 97 | 190 | 479 | 201 | 3176 | 1024 | 891 | 91 |
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