Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
69 | 130 | 124 | 116 | 113 | 92 | 92 | 139 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 44 | 32 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:29PM2.52m | 11:57AM2.31m | 00:08AM2.58m | 12:32PM2.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.33m | 6:28AM0.10m | 6:36PM0.24m | 7:03AM0.06m | 7:13PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
69 | 130 | 124 | 116 | 113 | 92 | 92 | 2 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 44 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
25 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — |
— | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 139 | 57 | 59 | 43 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 26 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 626 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1276 | 926 | 865 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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