Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
15.9°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 7AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (25 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (25 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Fri night, near gales from the NE by Sat night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
11
3
E
11
2.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
10
3
ESE
10
3.5
E
10
4
E
10
4
E
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
9
4
ENE
9
4.5
ENE
9
4
ENE
9
4
ENE
9
4
E
9
3.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1277
1537
1880
2021
2207
1768
2081
2211
2310
2335
2318
1699
2648
2971
3233
3318
3286
2958
2872
2963
2821
2630
2424
2281
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NNE
45
NE
45
NE
55
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:17AM2.46m
11:35PM2.56m
11:55AM2.59m
00:16AM2.60m
12:34PM2.71m
Low Tide
5:47AM0.12m
6:02PM0.11m
6:22AM0.05m
6:41PM-0.02m
6:56AM0.01m
7:19PM-0.12m
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6:35
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6:36
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6:34
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2
7
8
6
1
6
7
6
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
9
10
10
10
7
9
7
7
6
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
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