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Plum Island surf break

Plum Island surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 EST
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Plum Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
5.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Plum Island today?

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 4AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.1
E
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1010109988856655115555566588
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104433333001080022021262156136109448244
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09PM
1.90
7:26AM
2.19
8:10PM
1.88
8:18AM
2.23
9:04PM
1.90
9:07AM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
0.39
2:33PM
0.19
2:43AM
0.41
3:24PM
0.15
3:32AM
0.40
4:12PM
0.10
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----7:11-------7:11-------7:11---
Sunset------4:30-------4:31-------4:34-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C1000145345545666554532-3-6
Feels °C (?)-5-6-6-6-5-20-4-4-2-1-2-11332211-3-7-13-15
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