
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 68 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 53 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 54 | 66 | 100 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:59AM2.60m | 4:33PM2.50m | 4:52AM2.41m | 5:24PM2.43m | 5:48AM2.23m | 6:16PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM-0.08m | 11:19PM0.09m | 11:43AM0.05m | 00:17AM0.13m | 12:37PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
3 | 68 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
98 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 38 | 53 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 54 | 66 | 100 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1666 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 166 | 166 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 146 | 146 | 166 | 169 | 499 | 499 | 499 | 54 | 54 | 1276 | 1276 | 1276 | 576 | 576 | 258 |
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