Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Issued: 1 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
18.7° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.7
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
26
35
64
128
215
331
394
318
353
270
302
285
251
220
191
160
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:26AM2.48m
4:57PM2.48m
5:15AM2.42m
5:44PM2.54m
6:07AM2.36m
6:36PM2.61m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.19m
11:37PM0.31m
11:52AM0.21m
00:31AM0.24m
12:42PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
 mm
3
1
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
21
21
21
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
20
22
21
21
Feels °C
22
22
22
21
20
20
19
18
18
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
17
19
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
1.7
SE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
2
10
10
10
4
318
353
270
302
285
251
220
191
160
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.7
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.1
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
1
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
SSW
2
Energy kJ
3
2
2
3
2
3
9
13
26
35
64
128
215
331
394
59
21
39
16
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
926
926
1094
1882
2799
1882
1882
800
443
443
1134
169
169
319
319
173
170
54
13
25
25
81
75
9
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
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1
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3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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