
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 12PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 40 | 39 | 32 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 53 | 53 | 40 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 20 | 72 | 119 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:28AM2.37m | 4:49PM2.69m | 5:24AM2.28m | 5:46PM2.65m | 6:26AM2.21m | 6:49PM2.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.23m | 11:46PM0.06m | 11:54AM0.32m | 00:54AM0.11m | 1:03PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | — | E 6 |
42 | 40 | 39 | 28 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 53 | 53 | 40 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 16 | 2 | — | 100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | N 4 |
9 | 20 | 28 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 72 | 119 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 170 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 118 | 499 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 499 | 54 | 1099 | 1677 | 2742 | 1034 | 27 |
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