Fishermans Island surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 23 May 2026 EDT
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Fishermans Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fishermans Island sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fishermans Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Island at 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (23 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (23 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Fishermans Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
SSE
7
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.6
E
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
259
292
277
292
279
344
353
257
270
252
257
190
158
120
118
88
88
68
117
96
49
48
37
35
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
ESE
5
NW
5
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:30AM0.98m
3:09PM0.94m
3:35AM0.91m
4:16PM0.96m
4:39AM0.86m
5:15PM1.00m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.09m
9:31PM0.12m
9:59AM0.10m
10:35PM0.14m
10:49AM0.11m
11:34PM0.14m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:12
8:13
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
17
17
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
20
21
22
22
22
21
20
21
22
21
21
22
21
10
10
14
15
17
18
19
23
21
21
20
21
24
25
24
24
24
22
23
26
23
22
24
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
3
344
353
257
270
252
257
190
158
120
118
88
88
48
44
46
44
43
37
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
E
12
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
17
23
3
3
12
3
68
68
49
49
48
32
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
3
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
6
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
259
292
277
292
279
37
32
46
38
44
68
83
62
117
96
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
274
274
110
110
79
79
507
0
79
18
0
0
0
0
18
0
18
20
18
18
18
18
18
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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