Plum Island surf break

Plum Island surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 May 2026 EDT
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Plum Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Plum Island today?

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 12PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.2
S
6
0.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
67
64
53
164
144
190
233
276
566
800
863
763
657
591
512
383
314
227
177
143
111
86
64
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:00AM2.46m
10:21PM2.78m
10:54AM2.51m
11:11PM2.91m
11:47AM2.55m
00:02AM3.01m
Low Tide
4:26AM0.03m
4:38PM0.11m
5:16AM-0.16m
5:25PM0.04m
6:06AM-0.30m
6:14PM-0.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:20
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:58
7:59
8:00
1
2
7
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
18
22
23
21
17
16
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
7
8
16
19
20
18
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
9
1.4
SE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
2
8
17
219
427
388
863
763
657
591
512
383
314
227
177
143
111
82
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
4
250
181
128
92
90
55
31
27
20
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
3
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
10
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
5
Energy kJ
52
67
64
53
164
144
190
233
276
566
800
1
2
1
1
6
51
86
65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
337
307
182
182
166
52
43
25
25
25
25
25
25
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
75
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
1
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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