Fishermans Island surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (23 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
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)
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.2
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
257
234
290
292
247
210
173
140
111
88
86
84
68
66
75
73
58
47
56
62
51
38
40
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:09PM0.94m
3:35AM0.91m
4:16PM0.96m
4:39AM0.86m
5:15PM1.00m
5:36AM0.83m
Low Tide
9:31PM0.12m
9:59AM0.10m
10:35PM0.14m
10:49AM0.11m
11:34PM0.14m
11:36AM0.11m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
5
2
2
1
2
4
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
21
23
23
22
22
22
22
24
25
25
24
23
22
21
21
22
25
17
19
21
22
21
21
21
23
25
24
22
23
22
22
25
25
25
25
23
22
22
23
25
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.5
E
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Energy kJ
245
257
234
290
292
247
210
173
140
111
88
86
84
64
66
49
48
32
47
56
30
51
38
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
3
18
19
32
3
3
3
21
3
5
5
32
31
29
19
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
3
5
5
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.9
SSE
6
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
31
57
39
60
50
68
61
75
73
58
2
62
5
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
79
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
0
0
34
18
18
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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