Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 56 | 50 | 33 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:32PM2.42m | 00:46AM2.61m | 1:09PM2.52m | 1:25AM2.62m | 1:47PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.16m | 7:36AM0.03m | 7:50PM0.08m | 8:09AM0.02m | 8:27PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
55 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 62 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 56 | 50 | 33 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | S 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 |
10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 7 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | S 3 | SE 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 |
2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | 7 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 211 | 211 | 499 | 54 | 231 | 231 | 626 | 854 | 895 | 2711 | 351 | 183 |
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