Plum Island surf break

Plum Island surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 EDT
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Plum Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Plum Island today?

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (19 May)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
1
SSE
6
1.6
S
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
24
67
193
118
62
58
26
27
29
29
21
21
29
29
29
34
23
12
13
13
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:26PM2.53m
2:40AM2.98m
3:22PM2.48m
3:37AM2.87m
4:21PM2.42m
4:37AM2.73m
Low Tide
8:45AM-0.37m
8:54PM0.08m
9:42AM-0.28m
9:54PM0.16m
10:41AM-0.17m
10:58PM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
Temp °C
31
34
34
25
24
23
22
24
29
29
28
24
20
16
13
11
11
13
13
14
12
12
11
11
31
32
32
25
25
23
22
23
27
26
25
22
17
11
8
7
8
9
9
10
8
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
1.4
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
26
24
19
161
118
62
58
26
7
29
29
21
21
29
29
29
12
23
7
13
13
13
13
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
NW
3
0.1
SE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
NE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.3
NE
3
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
27
5
6
3
3
4
4
1
1
12
12
2
1
2
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
5
3
5
3
5
6
6
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
4
1
SSE
6
1.6
S
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
2
Energy kJ
25
24
67
193
3
2
5
11
4
4
8
6
4
3
5
6
34
3
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
14
182
0
0
0
0
0
17
377
377
354
54
118
152
170
169
169
235
211
509
211
211
211
880
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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