Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
13.2°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) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 11AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 Oct)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (22 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
12
1.1
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
690
874
650
846
724
537
439
897
824
825
715
629
536
474
454
351
336
300
407
470
316
418
374
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
15
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
9:09AM2.29m
9:29PM2.37m
9:54AM2.44m
10:16PM2.44m
10:36AM2.60m
Low Tide
3:43AM0.31m
4:04PM0.33m
4:24AM0.23m
4:47PM0.16m
5:02AM0.14m
5:28PM-0.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:46
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Temp °C
8
8
11
15
16
13
11
9
7
6
8
10
10
10
9
7
7
7
8
13
15
13
12
Feels °C
2
2
4
8
12
7
4
1
-1
1
1
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
10
12
10
8
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