Fishermans Island surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 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
16.8° 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 4PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (12 May)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
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)
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
1
SSE
4
1
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
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
12
12
12
12
23
19
19
18
17
10
10
37
39
34
34
25
32
30
31
26
27
42
40
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NE
20
ESE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
20
SW
20
W
30
NNW
35
NNW
20
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:53AM0.87m
5:24PM1.00m
5:49AM0.90m
6:16PM1.10m
6:42AM0.93m
7:06PM1.19m
Low Tide
11:05AM0.10m
11:49PM0.11m
11:56AM0.05m
00:45AM0.03m
12:46PM-0.01m
1:40AM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:02
8:04
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
13
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
15
14
16
15
14
13
13
8
6
10
13
11
9
8
8
11
11
14
13
11
11
12
15
14
10
7
11
7
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
20
11
11
5
5
20
19
19
18
17
10
10
10
9
9
4
25
32
30
31
26
27
42
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
13
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
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
11
10
11
9
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
4
20
10
10
10
4
4
8
2
7
2
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
12
23
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
10
8
1
4
4
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
SE
2
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.6
SE
3
1
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
NW
2
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
Energy kJ
1
2
1
2
5
8
5
5
2
8
37
39
34
34
1
2
22
16
10
6
9
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
33
197
507
507
1001
413
744
110
110
403
507
719
669
241
24
110
111
274
155
329
209
261
239
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
3
2
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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