Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
21.8° C
2.0° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 3PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
2
5
5
5
5
5
2
4
5
4
3
6
7
6
6
4
3
3
3
6
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:51AM2.23m
9:13PM2.77m
9:57AM2.30m
10:16PM2.84m
10:59AM2.40m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.02m
3:28PM0.28m
4:23AM-0.07m
4:32PM0.20m
5:22AM-0.16m
5:32PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:51
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
29
32
32
29
25
25
22
22
26
28
27
23
22
21
20
21
27
29
30
26
22
Feels °C
23
24
28
29
29
28
24
24
22
23
25
26
26
25
24
22
20
22
27
29
27
24
20
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