Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.49m | 9:29PM1.47m | 9:53AM1.52m | 10:13PM1.41m | 10:38AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.02m | 3:39PM0.11m | 3:53AM0.02m | 4:21PM0.12m | 4:28AM0.05m | 5:06PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 4 |
24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | SE 12 |
5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | SE 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 18 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 479 | 617 | 617 | 2542 | 1626 | 85 | 15 | 27 | 209 | 209 | 485 | 891 | 891 | 1184 | 1184 | 479 | 485 | 485 | 485 | 522 | 1185 | 59 | 145 |
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