
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 7PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
120 | 119 | 92 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 50 | 50 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 69 | 64 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:44PM2.84m | 3:18AM2.46m | 3:34PM2.80m | 4:11AM2.36m | 4:29PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.08m | 9:34PM-0.15m | 9:41AM0.17m | 10:31PM-0.07m | 10:39AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
120 | 119 | 92 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 50 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 46 | 40 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 42 | 30 | 29 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 64 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | — | 14 | 14 | 28 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 |
— | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | — | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 595 | 595 | 595 | 595 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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