Plum Island surf break

Plum Island surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
7.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Plum Island today?

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 7AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (28 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (28 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
9
1.9
E
9
2.1
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
120
168
186
221
253
367
505
627
830
1034
1026
922
736
641
554
554
572
585
585
510
499
436
422
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
5
ENE
10
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
off
off
High Tide
10:26AM2.39m
10:51PM2.47m
11:17AM2.37m
11:32PM2.51m
12:00PM2.34m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.09m
4:56PM0.05m
5:24AM-0.02m
5:42PM0.05m
6:10AM-0.09m
6:25PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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5:41
5:39
5:39
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7:38
7:40
7:42
1
3
5
5
1
Temp °C
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
4
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
2
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.1
E
11
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
9
1.9
E
9
2.1
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
Energy kJ
47
120
2
186
221
253
367
505
627
830
1034
1026
922
736
641
554
554
572
585
585
510
499
436
422
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
14
2
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
168
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
169
13
25
25
25
25
25
13
13
13
25
25
25
25
25
25
13
9
0
0
4
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
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