Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Island Beach State Park today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Island Beach State Park at 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Island Beach State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 32 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 94 | 52 | 58 | 66 | 46 | 46 | 69 | 67 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.51m | 7:28AM1.35m | 7:40PM1.54m | 8:03AM1.41m | 8:15PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.21m | 1:27AM0.09m | 1:34PM0.17m | 2:06AM0.05m | 2:17PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
23 | 32 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 45 | 39 | 58 | 66 | 30 | 29 | 69 | 67 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | E 14 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | SE 6 | E 10 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 |
3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 46 | 2 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 11 | SSW 5 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — |
— | — | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 41 | 62 | 94 | — | 21 | — | — | — | 15 | 16 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 209 | 1024 | 891 | 232 | 234 | 368 | 368 | 376 | 1176 | 1176 | 1176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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