Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
0.8
E
10
1.1
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
12
1
E
12
1.1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
463
405
426
301
249
127
349
361
295
402
340
340
330
259
187
134
98
91
61
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NE
10
ESE
10
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:16PM2.44m
10:36AM2.60m
11:02PM2.51m
11:19AM2.75m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.16m
5:02AM0.14m
5:28PM-0.02m
5:40AM0.06m
6:10PM-0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
10
8
7
6
7
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
15
16
15
13
Feels °C
7
6
6
5
4
2
3
9
8
8
9
8
6
6
7
11
12
11
9
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