
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 1PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | E 5 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:41AM1.42m | 00:05AM1.18m | 12:29PM1.36m | 00:57AM1.13m | 1:19PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM0.24m | 5:51PM0.28m | 5:46AM0.33m | 6:43PM0.37m | 6:34AM0.42m | 7:49PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | E 7 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | S 5 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | E 6 | ENE 2 | — | NE 3 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 26 | 22 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 616 | 670 | 1176 | 1176 | 1176 | 616 | 429 | 438 | 416 | 416 | 29 | 417 | 1176 | 392 | 418 | 376 | 15 | 2 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 1185 | 437 |
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