Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 12PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | N 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 60 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 104 | 201 | 156 | 103 | 91 | 88 | 60 | 44 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:15AM2.16m | 3:23PM2.40m | 3:59AM2.08m | 4:08PM2.33m | 4:46AM2.02m | 4:58PM2.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.41m | 10:34PM0.19m | 10:45AM0.53m | 11:26PM0.31m | 11:38AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | E 5 | SE 10 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 8 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 103 | 91 | 88 | 60 | 44 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 14 | S 6 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 33 | 24 | 14 | 60 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 25 | 104 | 201 | 156 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 52 | 66 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 895 | 1282 | 895 | 865 | 1282 | 895 | 880 | 854 | 789 | 833 | 926 | 926 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13 | 54 | 499 | 499 | 626 | 499 |
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