Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.2° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 9PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
53
77
64
61
59
59
66
58
63
52
33
33
32
31
29
28
27
26
36
39
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
SE
15
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:29PM2.73m
5:10AM2.27m
5:30PM2.65m
6:16AM2.22m
6:38PM2.58m
Low Tide
10:39AM0.29m
11:35PM0.03m
11:46AM0.38m
00:45AM0.10m
1:01PM0.42m
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cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
26
29
24
21
19
17
16
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
24
27
23
20
19
16
14
14
15
13
13
13
14
13
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
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