Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
16.1° C
2.8° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
100
141
118
110
77
71
57
57
57
65
52
59
47
38
37
30
31
19
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
E
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:11PM2.30m
7:48AM1.98m
8:06PM2.27m
8:50AM1.93m
9:01PM2.28m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.19m
2:28PM0.38m
3:10AM0.20m
3:22PM0.42m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
26
25
21
18
16
17
22
23
23
21
20
18
18
18
22
24
23
21
21
Feels °C
26
24
18
16
13
14
19
21
19
17
17
17
17
18
21
21
19
17
20
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