Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 6AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
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8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 45 | 75 | 117 | 95 | 89 | 62 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 32 | 37 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51AM1.53m | 11:03PM1.42m | 11:39AM1.48m | 11:52PM1.31m | 12:26PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM-0.04m | 4:55PM0.11m | 5:12AM0.06m | 5:40PM0.20m | 5:52AM0.16m | 6:30PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 95 | 89 | 62 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 32 | 37 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 4 | — |
8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | — | 11 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 45 | 75 | 117 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1489 | 2251 | 1184 | 1300 | 1489 | 3284 | 1251 | 1300 | 2246 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 232 | 59 | 0 |
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