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Plum Island surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA
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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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Plum Island today?
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 4PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | E 18 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | |
13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 77 | 141 | 220 | 301 | 292 | 237 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:24PM2.38m | 5:40AM2.57m | 6:29PM2.36m | 6:48AM2.43m | 7:35PM2.36m | 7:57AM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM-0.06m | 00:05AM0.28m | 12:44PM0.03m | 1:12AM0.28m | 1:44PM0.09m | 2:16AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 3 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
13 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 292 | 237 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 10 | S 3 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | — | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 |
3 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 7 | E 12 | E 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | S 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — |
11 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 77 | 141 | 220 | 301 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 865 | 941 | 941 | 635 | 2557 | 1279 | 170 | 1677 | 1279 | 1276 | 182 | 1276 | 801 | 801 | 595 | 574 | 411 | 319 | 319 | 151 | 81 | 25 | 27 | 9 |
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