Plum Island surf break

Plum Island surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 EST
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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
9.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Plum Island today?

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 3PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (20 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)1234999999967666777777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333222222349141414151515241616161511
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24AM
2.45
11:58PM
2.16
11:58AM
2.46
12:33AM
2.15
12:34PM
2.47
1:09AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
-0.03
6:32AM
0.34
7:04PM
0.02
7:08AM
0.41
7:42PM
0.09
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43
Sunset--4:15-------4:15-------4:14-----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------13--------
Temp. °C344432224898777778743100
Feels °C (?)-11110-1-2-3-22543445231-3-3-4-5-5
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