Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
18.3° C
1.4° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 2AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (03 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.7
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
54
32
22
20
28
83
265
337
256
157
93
62
49
42
24
51
17
20
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:59PM2.51m
3:15AM2.55m
3:40PM2.56m
4:00AM2.48m
4:25PM2.60m
Low Tide
9:36PM0.19m
9:54AM0.09m
10:19PM0.16m
10:33AM0.13m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
1
2
5
19
3
10
Temp °C
27
25
22
21
22
22
22
22
23
21
19
18
18
19
26
30
31
28
24
Feels °C
24
24
23
23
25
24
22
22
22
22
18
16
15
17
23
27
28
27
23
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