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Fishermans Island surfForecast / Virginia / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.0° 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 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fishermans Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
131 | 181 | 181 | 171 | 127 | 125 | 96 | 94 | 148 | 123 | 87 | 85 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 39 | 56 | 37 | 37 | 62 | 142 | 129 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:16AM0.89m | 8:33PM1.11m | 8:53AM0.88m | 9:08PM1.11m | 9:29AM0.86m | 9:44PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.07m | 3:03AM0.05m | 2:53PM0.08m | 3:38AM0.05m | 3:27PM0.10m | 4:13AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | 7:53 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 131 | 181 | 181 | 171 | 127 | 125 | 96 | 94 | 148 | 123 | 87 | 85 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 39 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 62 | 142 | 129 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SE 6 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 9 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | N 2 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 9 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 17 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 14 | — | 5 | 7 | 56 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 110 | 156 | 227 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 719 | 360 | 34 | 18 | 107 | 177 | 227 | 725 | 232 | 274 | 249 | 156 | 249 |
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