Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 12AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 50 | 41 | 69 | 139 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:05PM2.36m | 10:42AM2.08m | 10:49PM2.44m | 11:21AM2.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.47m | 5:08AM0.21m | 5:16PM0.40m | 5:50AM0.16m | 5:57PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
10 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 50 | 41 | 69 | 139 | 130 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 11 | S 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | E 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | — | SSE 4 |
12 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 34 | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 5 | E 6 | — | E 13 | — | — | — |
32 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | WSW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | SSW 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
6 | 16 | 26 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 231 | 118 | 4 | 43 | 211 | 499 | 0 |
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