Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.7° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
28
27
25
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
6
6
6
6
12
32
66
50
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
15
NNE
15
SE
15
S
5
S
0
SE
5
E
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:44AM2.23m
9:05PM2.68m
9:51AM2.33m
10:10PM2.74m
10:51AM2.45m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.30m
4:12AM-0.02m
4:27PM0.18m
5:08AM-0.11m
5:24PM0.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
21
24
26
24
22
20
20
20
21
22
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
22
23
22
21
Feels °C
18
23
24
21
20
18
17
17
19
20
18
17
19
19
19
18
19
21
22
21
19
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