Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.0° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 6PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
50
66
24
31
16
16
23
22
22
46
11
12
10
22
15
13
24
8
28
51
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:25PM2.60m
4:49AM2.40m
5:14PM2.63m
5:43AM2.32m
6:08PM2.65m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.13m
11:08PM0.13m
11:18AM0.19m
00:04AM0.12m
12:11PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:58
 mm
Temp °C
27
30
31
27
24
24
22
22
27
30
31
30
26
25
24
24
30
30
32
30
27
Feels °C
25
28
28
25
23
23
22
22
28
29
29
29
26
25
25
25
32
31
33
32
29
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