
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:17PM2.87m | 3:58AM2.38m | 4:15PM2.76m | 5:00AM2.31m | 5:18PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM-0.13m | 10:30AM0.29m | 11:24PM-0.02m | 11:41AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | E 15 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 14 |
— | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 11 | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 |
3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | W 2 | W 2 | — | — | SW 2 |
24 | 33 | 59 | 65 | 46 | 52 | 40 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 507 | 507 | 649 | 1034 | 627 | 2554 | 1283 | 52 | 116 | 110 | 427 | 427 | 427 | 1279 | 2533 | 2533 | 1279 | 2554 | 2554 |
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