Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
16.7°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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 6PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
15
18
18
19
94
169
111
72
46
23
23
23
23
15
16
23
22
29
29
28
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
5
N
15
NW
20
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:38PM2.23m
6:18AM1.92m
6:35PM2.19m
7:19AM1.91m
7:35PM2.21m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.55m
1:01AM0.36m
1:15PM0.61m
1:59AM0.40m
2:14PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
3
3
Temp °C
23
23
25
20
16
14
12
11
12
13
14
13
14
13
12
12
15
14
13
11
11
Feels °C
21
23
22
15
13
9
7
6
8
9
10
9
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
9
10
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