
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 10PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 13 | |
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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:24PM2.95m | 3:02AM2.46m | 3:17PM2.87m | 3:58AM2.38m | 4:15PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM-0.23m | 9:28AM0.19m | 10:19PM-0.13m | 10:30AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | WNW 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 15 | — | E 10 | — | — | SE 8 | NE 6 | SE 10 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | NW 3 |
14 | 31 | 38 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 40 | 49 | 38 | 38 | 57 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1034 | 607 | 587 | 536 | 54 | 54 | 152 | 509 | 507 | 626 | 627 | 448 | 1279 | 1283 | 1283 | 14 | 381 | 110 | 110 |
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