Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 7AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 30 | 40 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 57 | 118 | 109 | 157 | 151 | 88 | 74 | 129 | 114 | 86 | 59 | 92 | 76 | 73 | 51 | 56 | 50 |
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 | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.21m | 7:29PM1.51m | 7:58AM1.25m | 8:06PM1.52m | 8:34AM1.28m | 8:41PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.14m | 1:14PM0.23m | 2:01AM0.09m | 1:58PM0.20m | 2:41AM0.06m | 2:40PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 30 | 40 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 151 | 88 | 74 | 129 | 114 | 86 | 55 | 47 | 43 | 73 | 51 | 43 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | E 9 | — | S 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 1 | — | 53 | — | 59 | 92 | 76 | — | — | 50 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | — | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 57 | 118 | 109 | 157 | 1 | 38 | 60 | 53 | 53 | 53 | — | 69 | 75 | 51 | 44 | 56 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 15 | 31 | 1024 | 1265 | 429 | 145 | 891 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 58 | 52 | 20 | 27 | 15 | 62 | 0 | 20 | 110 |
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