Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Issued: 7 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
16.3° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 1PM is: 1.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (18 Jun)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.9
SSE
6
2.2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
14
61
246
431
352
208
116
79
60
49
30
28
24
27
27
18
14
7
7
6
6
6
9
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
35
SW
15
SW
15
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:27AM2.98m
3:10PM2.52m
3:23AM2.85m
4:06PM2.50m
4:21AM2.69m
5:04PM2.46m
Low Tide
9:28AM-0.29m
9:43PM0.11m
10:24AM-0.20m
10:43PM0.15m
11:20AM-0.09m
11:45PM0.18m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:24
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
19
22
25
22
19
20
18
18
22
25
26
22
19
18
17
18
20
23
21
19
16
15
Feels °C
15
13
14
18
22
22
19
15
12
13
17
19
21
17
14
13
12
13
14
19
17
16
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
N
4
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
4
293
208
116
79
60
49
30
28
24
27
27
18
14
7
7
2
6
1
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
2
4
4
8
8
1
1
8
8
7
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
4
3
8
8
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
6
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.9
SSE
6
2.2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
0.5
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.3
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
10
14
61
246
431
352
5
15
13
13
7
8
13
16
14
15
18
13
14
2
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
507
182
3552
1727
603
0
0
43
155
162
16
118
377
155
148
163
155
391
166
381
166
170
152
152
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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