Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.5° 

Plum Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Plum Island today (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.1
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.8
E
6
2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
22
42
86
136
205
183
158
119
101
196
239
272
371
510
594
659
653
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ESE
20
N
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:32PM2.26m
9:12AM2.06m
9:25PM2.34m
9:57AM2.18m
10:11PM2.42m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.58m
3:45AM0.34m
3:57PM0.49m
4:30AM0.27m
4:42PM0.37m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:40
6:38
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
14
15
10
9
8
6
6
6
8
9
10
8
7
6
7
6
7
9
9
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