
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 5PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 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 (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | SE 9 | E 15 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 8 | SE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:59AM2.40m | 11:17PM2.90m | 11:57AM2.50m | 00:13AM2.92m | 12:49PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM0.11m | 6:16AM-0.24m | 6:28PM0.01m | 7:07AM-0.28m | 7:21PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 3 | S 3 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 8 | E 15 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 8 | E 13 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2533 | 2533 | 2711 | 507 | 152 | 627 | 626 | 1099 | 1036 | 1891 | 532 | 507 | 507 | 507 | 260 | 307 | 231 | 3538 | 2738 | 531 | 448 |
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