Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 5PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 121 | 60 | 34 | 33 | 45 | 46 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:25PM2.62m | 2:44AM2.65m | 3:10PM2.57m | 3:32AM2.48m | 3:55PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM-0.22m | 9:04PM-0.09m | 9:30AM-0.12m | 9:56PM-0.05m | 10:18AM0.01m | 10:48PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | NNE 3 | — | — | E 12 | ESE 9 | S 3 | — | SE 6 | NNE 3 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | 121 | 60 | 34 | 33 | 45 | 46 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3584 | 3586 | 2533 | 2738 | 1870 | 1882 | 2557 | 1282 | 1727 | 2742 | 1727 | 1727 | 1891 | 1099 | 865 | 337 | 272 | 182 | 155 | 145 | 145 |
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