Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
14.1° C

1.4°C colder than average for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 1AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (23 Jun)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SE
4
1
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
10
35
43
30
46
61
32
21
16
7
8
41
50
48
52
52
52
54
35
37
30
30
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
5
SSW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
E
15
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:00PM2.39m
7:25AM2.20m
7:57PM2.37m
8:29AM2.10m
8:51PM2.36m
9:30AM2.05m
Low Tide
1:48AM0.18m
2:08PM0.20m
2:46AM0.15m
3:02PM0.26m
3:42AM0.11m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
2
1
1
6
6
4
4
2
3
2
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
18
18
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
24
26
25
23
21
19
18
18
22
23
Feels °C
19
15
15
14
17
19
15
16
17
18
16
17
16
16
21
21
20
20
19
17
16
17
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
1
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
E
5
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
5
5
5
5
3
2
61
32
21
16
7
4
41
50
48
52
52
52
54
35
37
30
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
E
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
5
3
5
2
2
2
4
7
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
1
2
2
8
2
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SE
4
1
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
S
3
0.4
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
2
3
10
35
43
30
46
1
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
377
3528
444
501
391
54
52
13
54
173
152
170
166
4
116
13
13
4
4
4
54
4
166
2799
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Plum Island surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest