
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 3PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.55m | 6:27PM1.54m | 6:55AM1.62m | 7:11PM1.53m | 7:36AM1.66m | 7:52PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM0.06m | 00:44AM-0.02m | 1:07PM0.02m | 1:27AM-0.02m | 1:54PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
40 | 35 | 51 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 617 | 617 | 854 | 1489 | 144 | 174 | 209 | 209 | 485 | 450 | 531 | 617 | 1024 | 2210 | 2210 | 2243 | 2246 | 1583 | 1564 | 1741 | 1413 | 1741 | 1249 |
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