Plum Island surf break

Plum Island surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 EDT
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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
3.5° 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 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (23 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
1.5
NNE
1.8
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)66778567788888899999991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12312310554731332484084323933473924544023463202431661064142281617
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
5
N
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
30
SW
30
SW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
2.58
3:13AM
2.86
3:45PM
2.46
4:04AM
2.79
4:41PM
2.33
5:01AM
2.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
-0.03
10:04AM
-0.23
10:13PM
0.09
11:03AM
-0.11
11:13PM
0.23
12:09PM
0.00
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:39-------6:37--
Sunset6:57-------6:58-------6:59-------
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3-----------------------
Temp. °C552120012100-1-20243211149
Feels °C (?)22-4-6-6-8-8-7-6-4-4-5-7-7-4-3-1-4-6-7-6-6-24
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