Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
21.6° C
1.8° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
N
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
SSE
3
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
3
8
3
3
3
8
8
12
8
12
8
64
56
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
W
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
5
S
5
W
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
30
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:38PM2.62m
1:56AM2.79m
2:25PM2.62m
2:44AM2.65m
3:10PM2.57m
Low Tide
7:56AM-0.28m
8:13PM-0.10m
8:43AM-0.22m
9:04PM-0.09m
9:30AM-0.12m
9:56PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:44
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
24
27
27
21
21
19
18
17
21
22
23
21
21
19
17
17
20
23
24
23
21
Feels °C
18
18
21
24
23
19
18
17
16
15
20
20
20
19
21
19
17
17
20
21
22
19
20
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