Fishermans Island surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
30
NNE
25
N
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
N
15
ESE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
35
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
35
NNW
30
NNW
15
NW
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
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
Energy 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)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
13
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy 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)
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
10
Energy 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)
1.2
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.6
SE
3
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
Energy 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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