Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.9° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 1PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
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)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
1.1
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
1
NNE
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
16
23
22
45
50
28
17
14
38
77
60
38
20
21
63
109
148
195
214
161
139
193
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
NW
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:19AM1.91m
7:35PM2.21m
8:18AM1.96m
8:32PM2.26m
9:12AM2.06m
9:25PM2.34m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.62m
2:55AM0.39m
3:08PM0.58m
3:45AM0.34m
3:57PM0.49m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:43
6:40
 mm
1
3
5
4
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
14
15
14
12
12
12
14
16
16
16
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
Feels °C
11
12
12
11
11
13
13
8
9
8
10
13
13
12
9
9
7
5
5
6
6
8
8
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