
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 3PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 8 | E 14 |
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4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:57AM2.30m | 10:16PM2.84m | 10:59AM2.40m | 11:17PM2.90m | 11:57AM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM-0.07m | 4:32PM0.20m | 5:22AM-0.16m | 5:32PM0.11m | 6:16AM-0.24m | 6:28PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
— | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 |
4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | SSE 2 | — |
— | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 627 | 627 | 627 | 2533 | 635 | 499 | 427 | 497 | 183 | 1094 | 231 | 2533 | 421 | 421 | 448 | 626 | 626 | 627 | 1282 | 1891 | 507 | 507 | 499 |
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