Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.1° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
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)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
11
18
19
29
29
28
27
26
25
24
26
27
26
27
15
18
18
19
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
0
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:00PM2.38m
4:33AM2.08m
4:46PM2.30m
5:23AM1.98m
5:38PM2.23m
Low Tide
11:07PM0.15m
11:21AM0.44m
00:03AM0.27m
12:17PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:50
6:47
 mm
4
3
2
Temp °C
24
23
22
21
19
18
20
23
22
19
18
18
19
19
22
24
23
19
15
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
20
20
21
23
23
21
19
20
21
19
20
20
19
14
12
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