Plum Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Massachusetts, USA)
Plum Island Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability:
Best: Swell E | Wind W
Sea Temperature Today is: 8.4 °C
| Friday 13 | Sat | |||
| 4PM | 7PM | 10PM | 1AM | |
| Wave (m) |
 SSE |
 SE |
 SE |
 SE |
| Period (s) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross | cross- on |
cross- on |
cross- on |
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Plum Island in Massachusetts is a beach break. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the east. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include - Rips / undertow.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Merrimack River Entrance, Massachusetts, 2 km from Plum Island.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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| high tide | ||
| low tide |
Plum Island Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Newburyport, 7 km from Plum Island.
calm km/h |  dry | Air temperature 4 °C |
Current weather near Plum Island
Buoy Data:
At Stellwagen Buoy, 23 miles from Plum Island.
| 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
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| Dominant period (s) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Overall Plum Island Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in December
Wind stats for Plum Island: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
the gallery
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Use this relief map to navigate to Massachusetts surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Plum Island
Visitor Reviews of Plum Island
“The waves here are good at a little before, at, and a little after low tide. There are two breaks here, a sand bar and what we call, The Blue (it's in front of the hotel Blue). It can get big here when everywhere else is flat”
Good from UNITED STATES - 08 Sep 2013
Click here to read 2 more review(s) of Plum Island or submit your own
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Plum Island:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break2 mi
- Second closest break6 mi
- Third closest break8 mi
- Fourth closest break9 mi
- Fifth closest break10 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Plum Island:
- Closest wave buoy23 mi
- Second closest wave buoy32 mi
- Third closest wave buoy32 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy33 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy61 mi
Tide stations nearest to Plum Island:
- Closest tide stationMerrimack River Entrance1 mi
- Second closest tide stationNewburyport4 mi
- Third closest tide stationSalisbury Point, Merrimack River6 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationPlum Island Sound (south end)6 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationHampton Harbor7 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Plum Island is General Edward Lawrence Logan International (Boston) Airport (BOS) in USA, 51 km (32 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Plum Island is Laurence G Hanscom Fld (Bedford) Airport (BED), also in USA, 54 km (34 miles) away.
- Third is Portland International Jetport Airport (PWM) in USA, 102 km (63 miles) away.
- North Central State (Smithfield) Airport (SFZ) in USA is 113 km (70 miles) away.
- Otis Angb (Falmouth) Airport (FMH), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Plum Island and is 129 km (80 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Plum Island, Massachusetts. Use the tab navigation above to view Plum Island sea temperature, Plum Island photographs, Plum Island detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Plum Island webcams, current wind from Massachusetts live weather stations and Plum Island tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Plum Island.
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