Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.7° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
14
14
14
43
58
57
56
48
47
46
45
42
63
58
52
42
49
47
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
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
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:10PM2.71m
3:37AM2.47m
3:57PM2.71m
4:28AM2.37m
4:49PM2.69m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.06m
9:54PM-0.03m
10:03AM0.13m
10:46PM0.01m
10:53AM0.23m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:15
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
22
21
18
Feels °C
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
19
22
24
22
19
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