Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 12PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 52 | 74 | 69 | 130 | 124 | 116 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 164 | 86 | 75 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42AM2.08m | 10:49PM2.44m | 11:21AM2.19m | 11:29PM2.52m | 11:57AM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM0.21m | 5:16PM0.40m | 5:50AM0.16m | 5:57PM0.33m | 6:28AM0.10m | 6:36PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 52 | 74 | 69 | 130 | 124 | 116 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | S 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 5 | E 13 | N 6 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | WSW 2 | W 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 164 | 86 | 75 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 231 | 118 | 4 | 110 | 219 | 499 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1276 | 926 | 0 | 0 |
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