Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.4° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
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)
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
SE
9
1.4
E
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.7
SE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
70
112
102
186
282
285
274
117
239
261
216
186
153
82
65
48
34
23
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NNE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
25
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
10
NW
5
NNE
0
SSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:55AM2.35m
2:03PM2.55m
2:35AM2.26m
2:41PM2.47m
Low Tide
8:17PM-0.16m
8:30AM0.14m
9:01PM-0.07m
9:13AM0.27m
9:46PM0.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:52
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6:54
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6:06
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6:04
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6:02
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 mm
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1
1
2
1
1
2
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
21
17
16
10
9
10
10
11
13
14
14
12
12
13
20
23
22
18
15
Feels °C
19
14
15
4
4
6
6
8
9
11
13
11
12
14
19
20
19
16
12
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