Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
21.9° C
2.1° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)--
Afternoon (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
15
SE
15
S
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:06AM2.88m
1:38PM2.62m
1:56AM2.79m
2:25PM2.62m
Low Tide
7:21PM-0.06m
7:56AM-0.28m
8:13PM-0.10m
8:43AM-0.22m
9:04PM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
22
20
20
20
24
26
27
23
20
19
18
16
21
21
22
20
20
Feels °C
26
24
20
17
17
17
20
22
22
19
17
17
16
13
19
18
19
17
18
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