
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 3 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:04PM2.60m | 10:38AM2.52m | 11:00PM2.61m | 11:26AM2.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.12m | 4:49AM-0.06m | 5:13PM-0.02m | 5:38AM-0.09m | 6:02PM-0.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
8 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 926 | 926 | 926 | 1279 | 1037 | 1037 | 381 | 166 | 154 | 166 | 170 | 231 | 499 | 507 | 926 | 3178 | 920 | 2635 | 1974 |
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