Plum Island surf break

Plum Island surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 01 Feb 2026 EST
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Plum Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
4.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Plum Island today?

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 2AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (02 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (02 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
ENE
1.4
ESE
1.9
ENE
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)778891010111111111111111111111111101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)412474582485512377720748617295231188157123121868657583533171716
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:32PM
2.44
11:44AM
2.86
12:21AM
2.51
12:33PM
2.81
1:06AM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
-0.32
5:59AM
-0.03
6:36PM
-0.33
6:50AM
-0.08
7:23PM
-0.30
7:39AM
-0.08
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:54--
Sunset4:54-------4:57-------4:58-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-5-7-9-11-11-13-9-4-3-5-6-8-8-10-9-3-2-1-3-4-4-3-2-1
Feels °C (?)-14-14-16-18-17-20-15-10-9-11-11-13-13-15-14-7-6-6-8-9-9-8-7-8
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