Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Issued: 7 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
17.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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)
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
22
13
21
13
13
13
21
23
23
19
18
18
18
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:59AM2.56m
3:30PM2.36m
3:41AM2.53m
4:12PM2.42m
4:26AM2.48m
4:57PM2.48m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.15m
10:06PM0.40m
10:32AM0.17m
10:49PM0.37m
11:10AM0.19m
11:37PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
25
27
31
33
32
27
25
24
22
20
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
26
28
31
32
32
28
28
25
21
19
19
21
19
20
20
21
21
18
17
16
17
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
13
22
13
21
13
13
13
21
23
23
19
18
18
18
23
3
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
23
2
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
7
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
231
627
509
2533
920
307
183
231
170
231
2711
3518
2787
1713
587
665
1283
1094
627
2799
627
574
627
448
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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