Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is

12.1°C

Plum Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Plum Island today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4			Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	14	14	14	14	14	7	7	22	37	66	54	50	42	42	50	69	100	97	140	170	88	53
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross
High Tide			7:51PM2.43m				8:28AM2.47m				8:53PM2.41m				9:20AM2.54m				9:48PM2.40m
Low Tide	2:07PM0.19m				2:35AM0.04m				3:05PM0.05m				3:27AM0.02m				3:57PM-0.07m					4:15AM0.02m


	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—
	4:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:30	—	—	—	—	4:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	14	5	14	5	8	1	—	—
Temp °C	23	19	16	15	15	15	19	22	21	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	12
Feels °C	21	16	13	13	13	14	16	20	19	17	18	17	18	17	17	16	16	17	16	16	16	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 6	SSE 6
kJ	14	14	14	14	14	7	7	6	7	6	6	6	5	1	1	2	2	2	6	6	88	53
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	S 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	E 11	E 8	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	2	6	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	E 12	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 4	S 5	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	WSW 3	WSW 3
kJ	10	26	28	16	7	8	14	22	37	66	54	50	42	42	50	69	100	97	140	170	5	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1279	509	499	54	381	787	1438	2602	2560	926	1677	14	14	926	371	371	4	4	163	43	0	118
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Rating (10 max)																	1	1		1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	1	2	9	8	7	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6

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