Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 7PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | E 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 72 | 249 | 596 | 505 | 552 | 513 | 994 | 857 | 804 | 794 | 669 | 515 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:35PM2.53m | 1:10AM2.19m | 1:13PM2.49m | 1:49AM2.14m | 1:53PM2.44m | 2:29AM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.26m | 7:38PM-0.04m | 7:46AM0.36m | 8:21PM0.07m | 8:27AM0.46m | 9:05PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | — | 4:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | 4:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 460 | 552 | 476 | 555 | — | 8 | 8 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | N 3 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 72 | 249 | 596 | 505 | 493 | 513 | 994 | 857 | 804 | 794 | 669 | 515 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 231 | 499 | 509 | 1681 | 1099 | 1727 | 1727 | 1870 | 443 | 339 | 377 | 351 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 421 | 316 | 183 | 182 | 152 | 27 | 27 | 4 |
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