Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 22 | 52 | 74 | 69 | 130 | 124 | 116 | 113 | 92 | 92 | 160 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 44 | 44 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:21AM2.19m | 11:29PM2.52m | 11:57AM2.31m | 00:08AM2.58m | 12:32PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.16m | 5:57PM0.33m | 6:28AM0.10m | 6:36PM0.24m | 7:03AM0.06m | 7:13PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
9 | 22 | 52 | 74 | 69 | 130 | 124 | 116 | 113 | 92 | 92 | 2 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 44 | 44 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 6 | — | E 13 | SE 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
29 | 9 | — | 3 | 25 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 160 | 57 | 59 | 52 | 33 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 13 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 118 | 4 | 110 | 626 | 499 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 926 | 926 | 926 | 787 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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