Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Issued: 7 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
18.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.6
ESE
6
2.1
E
6
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
18
18
18
18
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
47
68
69
160
356
570
707
689
572
358
323
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:41AM2.53m
4:12PM2.42m
4:26AM2.48m
4:57PM2.48m
5:15AM2.42m
5:44PM2.54m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.17m
10:49PM0.37m
11:10AM0.19m
11:37PM0.31m
11:52AM0.21m
00:31AM0.24m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:11
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
2
6
10
12
14
12
2
1
Temp °C
22
21
24
25
24
23
23
22
20
19
19
19
17
17
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
22
20
23
22
21
21
21
22
21
19
17
17
16
15
13
13
11
11
11
13
12
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
8
Energy kJ
23
23
18
18
18
18
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
2
15
4
358
358
323
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.6
ESE
6
2.1
E
6
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
7
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
5
9
6
2
2
5
8
19
47
68
69
160
356
570
707
689
572
48
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
627
627
1727
3528
2022
1256
607
920
920
487
2799
2799
920
1282
627
319
152
152
170
170
177
319
319
13
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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