Fishermans Island surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 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
20.8° C
(Which is 2.7°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 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (21 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (21 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
53
53
53
51
54
47
47
38
41
120
189
214
240
212
212
177
142
135
133
135
169
180
202
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
20
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
5
ESE
0
SSE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
SSE
15
WNW
15
NW
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:01PM0.94m
1:29AM1.06m
2:03PM0.93m
2:30AM0.98m
3:09PM0.94m
3:35AM0.91m
Low Tide
7:12PM0.04m
8:05AM0.07m
8:22PM0.09m
9:04AM0.09m
9:31PM0.12m
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
1
3
2
3
4
Temp °C
24
24
19
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
21
20
20
22
21
20
26
24
15
12
12
12
10
12
11
10
9
10
12
14
17
21
23
23
22
21
20
25
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
Energy kJ
17
53
53
53
51
54
47
47
38
41
32
33
23
3
3
212
177
142
135
133
135
169
180
202
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
Energy kJ
27
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
27
27
4
3
3
3
3
3
44
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
14
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
Energy kJ
5
29
47
41
45
42
43
62
120
189
214
240
212
7
8
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
284
435
439
451
79
138
173
138
170
209
2248
2248
209
79
33
0
0
507
507
0
79
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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