Fishermans Island surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 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
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fishermans Island today?

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Island at 9PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (13 May)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
25
54
32
29
32
33
35
32
34
38
40
41
37
75
55
52
47
45
41
43
42
28
27
Wind (km/h)
15
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
10
SSW
15
WNW
30
NNW
40
N
30
NNW
15
W
35
NNW
35
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
10
NE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:16PM1.10m
6:42AM0.93m
7:06PM1.19m
7:34AM0.95m
7:56PM1.25m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.05m
00:45AM0.03m
12:46PM-0.01m
1:40AM-0.03m
1:37PM-0.05m
2:33AM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:02
8:04
8:05
2
1
3
Temp °C
19
19
17
17
17
17
17
15
13
14
17
15
15
14
13
12
14
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
12
9
11
13
17
15
11
4
7
13
7
7
7
6
4
6
11
14
12
11
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
10
10
9
9
9
9
33
35
32
34
38
40
41
37
75
55
52
47
45
41
43
42
28
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
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
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.4
ESE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
10
20
20
10
10
10
4
4
8
2
4
3
3
17
3
3
3
29
20
30
21
21
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
8
8
4
4
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.6
NNW
3
1.1
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
3
25
54
32
29
32
2
8
45
30
11
6
15
15
16
17
15
4
1
1
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
407
990
1089
507
197
20
24
170
209
156
274
110
166
29
29
156
259
110
204
107
107
34
24
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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