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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
8.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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 9AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | |
435 | 367 | 314 | 300 | 254 | 238 | 238 | 197 | 197 | 203 | 193 | 189 | 162 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 202 | 169 | 126 | 123 | 144 | 140 | 137 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 00:08AM2.52m | 12:39PM2.31m | 00:43AM2.52m | 1:15PM2.27m | 1:17AM2.51m | 1:50PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54AM-0.13m | 7:06PM0.13m | 7:35AM-0.12m | 7:46PM0.20m | 8:15AM-0.08m | 8:24PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
435 | 367 | 314 | 300 | 254 | 238 | 238 | 197 | 197 | 203 | 193 | 189 | 162 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 202 | 169 | 126 | 123 | 144 | 140 | 137 | 158 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | WNW 2 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 40 | 42 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 21 | 28 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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