Plum Island surf break

Plum Island surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 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
3.9° 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 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.8
S
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
1.3
S
0.2
E
0.1
E
1.1
SSE
1.4
S
1.7
S
2
S
1.4
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)9999991010104101010591367677875
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)281203138106604447313118171778373931872143422201595936
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
25
S
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
15
N
5
W
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
2.33
5:01AM
2.69
5:42PM
2.21
6:04AM
2.58
6:51PM
2.14
7:14AM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
0.23
12:09PM
0.00
12:23AM
0.35
1:20PM
0.08
1:38AM
0.39
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:35-------6:35--
Sunset6:59-------7:00-------7:00-------
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1---131132-
Temp. °C432210581085457101517131399755
Feels °C (?)-2-4-5-5-6-60442-2-3-21310138758200
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