Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | 82 | 63 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 52 | 88 | 60 | 46 | 39 | 69 | 45 | 44 | 36 | 37 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:42PM2.40m | 5:10AM2.14m | 5:30PM2.31m | 6:04AM2.00m | 6:23PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.12m | 11:59AM0.30m | 00:40AM0.21m | 12:55PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
62 | 82 | 63 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 46 | 60 | 46 | 39 | 69 | 45 | 44 | 36 | 37 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 4 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 |
5 | 3 | — | 20 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | NNW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 88 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 166 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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