
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 1AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | N 4 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 104 | 130 | 106 | 134 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:41PM2.47m | 3:15AM2.16m | 3:23PM2.40m | 3:59AM2.08m | 4:08PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.05m | 9:57AM0.41m | 10:34PM0.19m | 10:45AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | E 14 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | E 6 | SSE 7 |
47 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 91 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 6 | — | — |
17 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | E 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | E 14 | — | E 14 | — | — |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 4 |
1 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 45 | 28 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 27 | 104 | 130 | 106 | 134 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 4 | 54 | 231 | 895 | 1282 | 895 | 1282 | 1282 | 1282 | 1282 | 895 | 789 | 789 | 926 | 926 | 926 | 0 | 9 |
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