Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 9PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.7
SSE
3
1
S
4
0.9
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
15
20
14
14
15
24
15
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
9
9
9
10
38
31
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:43AM2.56m
00:02AM2.77m
12:30PM2.63m
00:50AM2.72m
1:14PM2.65m
Low Tide
6:17PM-0.06m
6:46AM-0.20m
7:06PM-0.14m
7:32AM-0.18m
7:54PM-0.17m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
6:59
 mm
Temp °C
27
29
29
24
21
19
18
16
19
22
24
21
19
16
16
16
19
21
20
21
20
Feels °C
24
24
26
21
19
17
15
11
14
17
20
18
17
14
14
14
18
18
17
18
18
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