
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 6AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 33 | 39 | 36 | 60 | 35 | 46 | 37 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 57 | 52 | 80 | 166 | 307 | 553 | 577 | 556 | 494 | 410 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:21PM2.44m | 11:58AM2.11m | 00:00AM2.51m | 12:33PM2.19m | 00:37AM2.56m | 1:07PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM0.11m | 6:28PM0.38m | 7:03AM0.09m | 7:07PM0.35m | 7:39AM0.07m | 7:44PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
33 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 52 | 68 | 94 | 127 | 25 | 39 | 39 | 28 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — |
29 | 31 | 39 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 58 | 81 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 8 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 2 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 35 | 46 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 57 | 47 | 80 | 166 | 307 | 553 | 577 | 556 | 494 | 410 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 626 | 863 | 0 | 499 | 499 | 444 | 396 | 388 | 411 | 443 | 443 | 169 | 151 | 81 | 81 | 145 | 145 | 146 | 148 | 27 | 27 |
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