Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 7AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 5 | SE 11 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 102 | 173 | 140 | 113 | 148 | 150 | 161 | 138 | 117 | 94 | 82 | 73 | 35 | 31 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:57AM1.13m | 1:19PM1.32m | 1:50AM1.09m | 2:11PM1.29m | 2:45AM1.09m | 3:07PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.42m | 7:49PM0.41m | 7:43AM0.47m | 8:57PM0.41m | 8:58AM0.47m | 9:55PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | SE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 20 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 7 | 29 | 102 | 173 | 140 | 113 | 148 | 150 | 161 | 138 | 117 | 94 | 82 | 73 | 35 | 31 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 376 | 2 | 174 | 209 | 174 | 209 | 485 | 450 | 485 | 409 | 382 | 382 | 110 | 1185 | 1184 | 431 | 675 | 616 | 617 | 617 | 616 | 431 | 450 | 413 |
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