
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 11AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 58 | 73 | 56 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 72 | 103 | 93 | 75 | 82 | 62 | 45 | 37 | 37 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:37AM2.47m | 3:57PM2.71m | 4:28AM2.37m | 4:49PM2.69m | 5:24AM2.28m | 5:46PM2.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM0.13m | 10:46PM0.01m | 10:53AM0.23m | 11:46PM0.06m | 11:54AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
43 | 58 | 73 | 56 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 28 | 21 | 75 | 82 | 62 | 45 | 37 | 37 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | SSE 3 |
— | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | NW 2 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 72 | 103 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 152 | 833 | 854 | 1279 | 2000 | 4 | 4 | 377 | 377 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 183 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
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