Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
19.1° C
1.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
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)
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
120
94
96
104
104
83
83
70
69
50
50
48
33
31
19
19
19
18
16
15
14
14
15
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
0
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:04AM2.31m
7:30PM2.68m
8:04AM2.28m
8:28PM2.76m
9:06AM2.29m
9:27PM2.84m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.16m
1:36PM0.25m
2:31AM0.07m
2:36PM0.25m
3:34AM-0.03m
3:38PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
23
29
32
31
28
24
22
20
20
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
18
19
19
19
20
20
Feels °C
21
21
22
28
32
30
28
25
23
22
22
25
22
22
23
23
22
21
16
16
17
17
19
20
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