Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.5° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
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)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
36
35
33
26
17
16
15
15
15
11
6
8
5
5
5
5
3
3
6
4
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:34PM2.97m
2:10AM2.53m
2:24PM2.95m
3:02AM2.46m
3:17PM2.87m
Low Tide
8:27PM-0.31m
8:33AM0.09m
9:20PM-0.23m
9:28AM0.19m
10:19PM-0.13m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
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5:39
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5:37
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Temp °C
6
7
8
9
10
9
9
9
13
18
18
16
14
14
14
14
18
17
12
10
9
Feels °C
3
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
9
13
15
12
10
10
11
11
13
10
5
3
2
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