Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 12PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (24 Sep)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, near gales from the NE by Sat morning).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
4
E
11
4.5
E
11
5
E
11
5.5
E
11
5
E
11
5
ENE
11
5
ENE
10
5
ENE
10
5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
690
736
917
1039
1155
1155
1176
1300
1537
1863
1784
2047
2990
3312
3808
4826
5451
6413
5946
5785
5409
5186
4393
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
50
NE
55
NNE
55
NE
50
NE
50
NNE
50
NNE
55
NE
50
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:38AM2.32m
10:54PM2.50m
11:17AM2.46m
11:35PM2.56m
11:55AM2.59m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.20m
5:23PM0.24m
5:47AM0.12m
6:02PM0.11m
6:22AM0.05m
6:41PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:36
6:34
 mm
3
7
2
1
3
10
4
4
2
2
Temp °C
11
10
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
9
10
10
8
7
6
6
7
7
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
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