
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 10AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:49AM2.40m | 5:14PM2.63m | 5:43AM2.32m | 6:08PM2.65m | 6:41AM2.25m | 7:06PM2.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.19m | 00:04AM0.12m | 12:11PM0.25m | 1:07AM0.11m | 1:13PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
31 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | S 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 19 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 54 | 146 | 166 | 166 | 211 | 2724 | 507 | 14 | 54 | 381 | 17 | 54 | 789 | 509 | 635 | 14 | 170 | 154 | 154 | 166 | 371 | 387 |
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