Fishermans Island surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 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
17.7° 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 5PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (19 May)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (19 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
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)
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
71
78
70
48
38
29
29
29
59
82
73
53
31
27
26
54
45
45
32
31
30
29
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
NNW
30
NE
35
NE
45
NE
40
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:07AM0.96m
11:33PM1.21m
12:03PM0.95m
00:30AM1.14m
1:01PM0.94m
1:29AM1.06m
Low Tide
5:07PM-0.06m
6:05AM-0.01m
6:06PM-0.01m
7:04AM0.04m
7:12PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:09
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
30
30
28
24
22
21
21
26
30
29
27
23
22
21
21
22
18
16
14
13
14
14
13
26
29
27
25
21
20
18
18
24
29
25
23
20
22
21
21
23
15
11
7
6
9
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
27
27
3
18
18
14
28
29
29
29
15
15
30
30
31
27
23
54
45
45
32
31
30
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
29
27
26
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
0.6
NE
3
1.1
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
Energy kJ
15
25
71
78
70
48
38
28
20
20
59
82
73
53
8
45
71
42
42
47
49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
33
204
388
204
145
179
179
203
110
204
374
166
107
29
18
18
18
173
455
114
170
151
151
151
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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