
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
349 | 251 | 153 | 106 | 64 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 20 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 40 | 16 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:40PM2.56m | 4:00AM2.48m | 4:25PM2.60m | 4:49AM2.40m | 5:14PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM0.16m | 10:33AM0.13m | 11:08PM0.13m | 11:18AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
1 | 251 | 153 | 106 | 64 | 51 | 51 | 51 | — | 13 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 4 | S 4 |
349 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | 30 | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 16 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 371 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 146 | 155 | 166 | 211 | 2742 | 499 | 626 |
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