Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
21.9° C
2.0° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 1AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
8
20
8
8
5
4
4
9
9
9
9
15
15
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:13AM2.92m
12:49PM2.58m
1:06AM2.88m
1:38PM2.62m
Low Tide
6:28PM0.01m
7:07AM-0.28m
7:21PM-0.06m
7:56AM-0.28m
8:13PM-0.10m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:47
7:46
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
24
22
22
20
19
24
26
27
24
21
20
19
19
23
26
27
23
20
Feels °C
26
23
21
21
19
18
24
27
26
25
20
18
17
16
19
22
22
19
16
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