
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 12PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 16 | 19 | 21 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:43AM2.32m | 6:08PM2.65m | 6:41AM2.25m | 7:06PM2.67m | 7:45AM2.22m | 8:08PM2.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM0.25m | 1:07AM0.11m | 1:13PM0.30m | 2:14AM0.08m | 2:20PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
6 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | E 9 | — | E 9 | SE 8 | E 8 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | WSW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | — | WSW 2 |
10 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 34 | 16 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 507 | 388 | 377 | 509 | 626 | 551 | 170 | 170 | 154 | 166 | 211 | 574 | 2000 | 373 | 354 | 182 | 166 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 231 | 665 |
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