Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 3 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 64 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38PM2.62m | 1:56AM2.79m | 2:25PM2.62m | 2:44AM2.65m | 3:10PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM-0.28m | 8:13PM-0.10m | 8:43AM-0.22m | 9:04PM-0.09m | 9:30AM-0.12m | 9:56PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNW 3 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | ESE 9 | N 3 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 3 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 3 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 12 | — | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 12 | SE 9 | N 3 | — | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | S 3 | — | ESE 9 | NNE 3 | — | E 11 | — |
3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | E 8 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 5 | S 5 |
5 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 64 | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 627 | 2563 | 2737 | 920 | 627 | 3538 | 627 | 1099 | 895 | 941 | 1034 | 3586 | 3584 | 2562 | 2738 | 1216 | 1099 | 1131 | 1727 | 1282 | 1727 | 790 | 787 |
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