
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 40 | 45 | 84 | 173 | 229 | 226 | 195 | 163 | 127 | 117 | 120 | 156 | 151 | 128 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:50PM1.48m | 7:18AM1.21m | 7:29PM1.51m | 7:58AM1.25m | 8:06PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.25m | 1:18AM0.14m | 1:14PM0.23m | 2:01AM0.09m | 1:58PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 40 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 195 | 163 | 127 | 117 | — | 1 | 151 | 128 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | NW 2 |
— | 1 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 45 | 84 | 173 | 229 | 226 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 120 | 156 | 143 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 412 | 905 | 1032 | 392 | 384 | 384 | 431 | 1024 | 1614 | 1282 | 1324 | 22 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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