Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.0° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 5AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (26 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (26 Sep)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
11
3.5
E
11
4
E
10
4
E
10
4
E
10
4
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
4.5
ENE
10
4.5
ENE
10
4.5
ENE
10
4.5
ENE
9
4
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2444
3154
3307
3166
2920
2898
3284
3677
3601
3647
3253
2684
2091
1805
1765
1678
1499
1499
1418
1313
1145
1107
951
827
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NNE
45
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
55
NE
50
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:35PM2.56m
11:55AM2.59m
00:16AM2.60m
12:34PM2.71m
00:58AM2.62m
1:15PM2.79m
Low Tide
6:22AM0.05m
6:41PM-0.02m
6:56AM0.01m
7:19PM-0.12m
7:32AM-0.01m
8:00PM-0.19m
cloud
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:35
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6:35
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6:34
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6:31
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 mm
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1
1
1
2
5
4
5
3
2
1
5
9
5
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
3
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
9
7
6
5
6
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
7
7
7
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
7
10
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