Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 9PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 55 | 133 | 202 | 200 | 168 | 155 | 233 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:47PM2.64m | 1:15AM2.45m | 1:25PM2.61m | 1:55AM2.35m | 2:03PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM-0.20m | 7:49AM0.03m | 8:17PM-0.16m | 8:30AM0.14m | 9:01PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 200 | 168 | 83 | 26 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 11 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 35 | 32 | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | — | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 55 | 133 | 202 | — | 100 | 155 | 233 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1488 | 1666 | 1488 | 1438 | 411 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 151 | 152 | 145 | 25 | 75 | 4 | 182 | 54 |
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