Plum Island surf break

Plum Island surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 15 May 2026 EDT
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Plum Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
9.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Plum Island today?

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 10PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (15 May)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.3
S
6
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
778
684
616
480
399
283
237
193
146
116
108
65
62
39
76
44
31
31
22
21
21
21
20
20
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
N
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:11PM2.91m
11:47AM2.55m
00:02AM3.01m
12:39PM2.58m
00:53AM3.06m
1:32PM2.57m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.04m
6:06AM-0.30m
6:14PM-0.00m
6:58AM-0.39m
7:05PM-0.01m
7:50AM-0.41m
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
11
10
12
18
22
24
20
17
17
17
18
23
26
27
24
20
16
15
14
15
17
7
8
9
9
7
9
15
18
20
16
12
13
15
16
20
22
24
22
18
14
13
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
778
684
616
480
399
283
237
193
146
116
90
65
28
24
76
44
31
31
22
21
21
21
20
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SSE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
148
29
32
32
30
5
17
62
39
12
12
6
2
3
2
2
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
17
4
4
4
4
6
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
1
2
3
3
5
72
108
65
7
3
4
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
25
81
13
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
14
1276
4
4
0
0
9
4
54
146
145
146
169
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
2
1
1
4
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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