Plum Island surf break

Plum Island surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Plum Island today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 5PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (27 May)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.8
NNE
9
3.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
37
23
29
26
16
10
6
6
6
4
7
6
6
9
11
7
6
16
10
13
18
113
1672
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
NW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
N
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
20
SE
25
S
20
SSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
45
NNE
45
N
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:02AM2.21m
10:18PM2.44m
10:53AM2.19m
11:00PM2.45m
11:38AM2.17m
11:38PM2.47m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.18m
5:00AM0.01m
5:13PM0.21m
5:47AM-0.04m
5:58PM0.24m
6:31AM-0.06m
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:12
8:13
1
2
2
1
1
4
3
2
3
Temp °C
25
28
28
23
19
17
15
15
14
13
15
15
12
11
10
12
14
14
11
13
11
7
8
5
23
25
26
21
18
15
13
13
12
11
13
14
10
9
8
9
12
10
6
10
7
2
-2
-5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
23
37
23
29
26
16
10
6
6
4
4
4
3
6
9
11
7
5
9
7
5
7
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
10
3
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
7
6
3
6
6
6
2
3
13
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
NNE
9
3.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
6
2
1
4
5
3
5
4
5
6
16
16
3
3
113
1672
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
381
54
381
154
146
166
170
239
170
152
169
221
166
235
183
120
231
499
627
113
427
512
512
634
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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