Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.6° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 5AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
E
8
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
7
11
10
10
10
7
8
8
7
7
10
15
5
5
5
15
19
33
51
55
65
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
0
E
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:49PM2.58m
12:08PM2.65m
00:34AM2.53m
12:47PM2.64m
1:15AM2.45m
1:25PM2.61m
Low Tide
6:23AM-0.09m
6:49PM-0.20m
7:07AM-0.05m
7:34PM-0.20m
7:49AM0.03m
8:17PM-0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:52
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6:08
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6:07
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1
6
6
1
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Temp °C
14
10
8
11
14
15
14
12
12
11
10
12
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
16
18
17
17
Feels °C
10
5
2
5
9
12
11
9
10
8
7
9
10
10
12
13
10
9
9
11
16
18
15
15
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