
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 94 | 131 | 142 | 168 | 130 | 130 | 104 | 85 | 63 | 46 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:16AM2.22m | 6:38PM2.58m | 7:28AM2.22m | 7:50PM2.56m | 8:40AM2.30m | 9:01PM2.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.42m | 1:54AM0.11m | 2:13PM0.37m | 2:58AM0.07m | 3:20PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 94 | 131 | 142 | 168 | 130 | 130 | 104 | 85 | 63 | 46 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | NE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 9 |
— | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
2 | 7 | 11 | 10 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 627 | 789 | 789 | 789 | 790 | 351 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 443 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1279 | 2724 | 487 | 1279 | 1279 | 1279 |
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