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Fishermans Island surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Fishermans Island today?
The current surf forecast for Fishermans Island at 1AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fishermans Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | |
14 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:27PM0.91m | 4:53AM0.87m | 5:24PM1.00m | 5:49AM0.90m | 6:16PM1.10m | 6:42AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.17m | 11:05AM0.10m | 11:49PM0.11m | 11:56AM0.05m | 00:45AM0.03m | 12:46PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | S 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | E 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 89 | 60 | 51 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 156 | 107 | 107 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 204 | 507 | 774 | 772 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 507 | 507 | 1066 | 507 | 186 | 24 | 170 | 170 | 274 | 24 |
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