
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 13 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.35m | 4:40PM1.49m | 5:18AM1.45m | 5:37PM1.51m | 6:10AM1.55m | 6:27PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.18m | 11:14PM0.06m | 11:28AM0.11m | 00:00AM0.01m | 12:19PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
17 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 35 | 39 | 39 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2257 | 1449 | 1449 | 2522 | 851 | 851 | 851 | 851 | 670 | 670 | 1456 | 617 | 617 | 617 | 617 | 528 | 485 | 437 | 437 | 15 | 2 | 144 | 174 |
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