Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 42 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.46m | 8:51PM1.52m | 9:13AM1.49m | 9:29PM1.47m | 9:53AM1.52m | 10:13PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.02m | 2:58PM0.11m | 3:18AM0.02m | 3:39PM0.11m | 3:53AM0.02m | 4:21PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
43 | 42 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | ENE 3 | — |
5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | SSE 4 | S 4 |
9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 90 | 93 | 55 | 450 | 485 | 2 | 209 | 209 | 159 | 485 | 485 | 2381 | 2258 | 9 | 83 | 174 | 209 | 209 | 485 | 891 | 1184 | 1184 |
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