Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 15 | 29 | 14 | 32 | 36 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.35m | 5:17AM1.14m | 5:37PM1.41m | 6:08AM1.21m | 6:23PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.36m | 11:18PM0.27m | 11:17AM0.31m | 00:03AM0.21m | 12:04PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 4 | S 4 |
2 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
10 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | E 7 | NE 5 | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 6 | SW 3 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
16 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | WSW 3 | — |
— | 4 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 25 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 485 | 479 | 485 | 1449 | 159 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 417 | 431 | 440 | 438 |
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