Fishermans Island surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 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
18.8° 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 11AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (24 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
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
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
247
199
173
140
111
86
64
63
61
64
57
66
113
46
50
68
56
50
40
29
59
40
41
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
10
S
5
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
High Tide
3:35AM0.91m
4:16PM0.96m
4:39AM0.86m
5:15PM1.00m
5:36AM0.83m
6:06PM1.03m
Low Tide
9:59AM0.10m
10:35PM0.14m
10:49AM0.11m
11:34PM0.14m
11:36AM0.11m
00:29AM0.13m
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light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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part cloud
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5:48
5:48
5:48
5:47
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8:12
8:12
8:13
8:14
2
4
8
4
2
3
4
13
19
9
5
6
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
20
21
21
20
21
21
24
25
23
21
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
17
17
19
20
21
23
23
20
22
21
25
25
24
24
25
22
22
23
24
24
25
24
23
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
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
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Energy kJ
258
247
199
173
140
111
86
64
63
61
61
46
46
63
46
32
20
56
50
40
29
29
40
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
17
26
19
19
18
3
3
20
8
5
5
33
32
19
19
19
18
18
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.9
SSE
6
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
51
44
64
60
45
64
57
66
113
50
68
4
1
59
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
110
29
18
18
18
29
18
18
20
18
18
29
18
18
18
18
20
107
18
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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