
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 3PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 100 | 152 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:09AM2.33m | 10:27PM2.92m | 11:10AM2.40m | 11:26PM2.99m | 12:08PM2.47m | 00:23AM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM-0.13m | 4:40PM0.17m | 5:33AM-0.23m | 5:40PM0.11m | 6:29AM-0.30m | 6:37PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | 8:19 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 3 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
11 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | ENE 3 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 |
16 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 |
— | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
— | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 20 | 100 | 152 | 73 | 45 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 231 | 260 | 626 | 627 | 627 | 627 | 627 | 427 | 427 | 1282 | 1727 | 2533 | 1774 | 1094 | 125 | 54 | 536 | 515 | 1174 | 1178 | 789 | 14 | 54 |
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