Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 7AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 39 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:52PM1.31m | 12:26PM1.44m | 00:41AM1.22m | 1:12PM1.39m | 1:30AM1.15m | 1:59PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.16m | 6:30PM0.28m | 6:35AM0.27m | 7:29PM0.35m | 7:28AM0.35m | 8:35PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ENE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 7 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 16 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 87 | 105 | 110 | 93 | 232 | 258 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 177 | 675 | 429 | 429 | 416 | 44 | 44 | 209 | 438 | 479 | 365 | 431 |
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