Fishermans Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.08° N 75.95° W

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fishermans Island sea temperature is

27.0° C

Fishermans Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fishermans Island today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishermans Island at 11AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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
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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	86	54	25	15	14	14	13	17	17	24	24	17	16	29	54	34	34	31	29	46	43	31	37
Wind (km/h)	NW	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	4:02AM0.71m				4:47PM0.97m					5:08AM0.70m				5:42PM0.98m				6:06AM0.72m				6:32PM1.00m
Low Tide			10:09AM0.20m					11:25PM0.24m			11:00AM0.21m					00:18AM0.23m				11:53AM0.21m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—
mm	3	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	23	23	23	24	23	23	23	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	23	23
Feels °C	25	20	20	20	22	22	22	22	23	20	20	21	22	22	23	24	24	23	23	23	24	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 8
kJ	86	54	25	13	14	14	13	17	17	24	24	17	16	29	54	34	34	31	29	46	43	31	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	S 6	—	—	—	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8
kJ	—	16	16	15	7	3	2	3	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	32	26	21	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 2	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 5	ENE 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	—	—	ENE 6
kJ	1	4	10	16	18	22	22	21	15	15	21	26	45	51	68	52	49	39	45	72	—	—	33
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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
Distance (km)	20	224	224	170	170	170	110	110	110	173	170	138	138	138	138	138	127	138	170	329	274	274	274
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