Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
19.6°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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
35
35
21
61
82
76
54
40
29
30
29
29
28
28
28
27
61
66
56
49
42
77
51
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
W
5
W
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:05AM1.89m
8:19PM2.22m
9:06AM1.92m
9:15PM2.28m
9:58AM1.99m
10:05PM2.36m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.30m
2:49PM0.53m
3:32AM0.30m
3:43PM0.52m
4:22AM0.27m
4:32PM0.47m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:30
 mm
2
6
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
22
22
21
19
18
19
25
27
28
24
21
Feels °C
20
18
17
15
17
16
17
17
17
18
19
19
21
25
25
23
20
19
20
22
22
24
22
19
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