Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | E 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:06AM2.88m | 1:38PM2.62m | 1:56AM2.79m | 2:25PM2.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM-0.06m | 7:56AM-0.28m | 8:13PM-0.10m | 8:43AM-0.22m | 9:04PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | E 12 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | SE 7 | E 8 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — |
4 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 3 |
1 | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 627 | 863 | 260 | 507 | 626 | 627 | 2736 | 3538 | 627 | 941 | 2557 | 627 | 1037 | 1099 | 1882 | 3580 | 3584 | 2738 | 1216 |
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