
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 12AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
730 | 742 | 653 | 699 | 486 | 354 | 273 | 212 | 165 | 149 | 113 | 67 | 51 | 48 | 18 | 19 | 46 | 7 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:32PM1.44m | 8:53AM1.62m | 9:12PM1.37m | 9:31AM1.56m | 9:54PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.02m | 2:45AM0.06m | 3:19PM0.05m | 3:22AM0.12m | 3:59PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 |
171 | 742 | 653 | 699 | 486 | 354 | 273 | 212 | 165 | 149 | 113 | 67 | 51 | 48 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | E 7 | — | — | E 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 |
— | 463 | 318 | 74 | — | — | 60 | 85 | 60 | 44 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 7 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
730 | — | — | — | 34 | 98 | 100 | 132 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 23 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1059 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 86 | 172 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 437 | 383 | 258 | 384 |
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