Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
18.8° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 1AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.5
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
152
125
78
73
45
23
17
14
13
15
13
16
10
7
19
6
22
51
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:42PM2.55m
3:59AM2.60m
4:33PM2.50m
4:52AM2.41m
5:24PM2.43m
Low Tide
10:22PM0.04m
10:51AM-0.08m
11:19PM0.09m
11:43AM0.05m
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:16
8:15
 mm
5
4
4
5
Temp °C
20
20
20
22
21
18
21
24
26
23
19
18
17
19
24
25
25
23
21
Feels °C
17
17
19
22
20
13
16
20
22
20
16
14
13
16
22
23
20
18
17
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