Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 2AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (22 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (22 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
805
916
742
721
690
664
588
621
678
547
377
865
931
857
719
660
575
497
416
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:39PM2.30m
9:09AM2.29m
9:29PM2.37m
9:54AM2.44m
10:16PM2.44m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.48m
3:43AM0.31m
4:04PM0.33m
4:24AM0.23m
4:47PM0.16m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
10
9
8
8
8
11
14
15
12
10
9
7
6
8
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
3
5
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2
2
1
3
8
10
5
2
1
0
0
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4
6
5
4
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