Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 12AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
1
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
47
46
45
42
37
48
42
54
41
39
68
48
50
47
48
48
49
54
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
S
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
5
SSW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:57PM2.71m
4:28AM2.37m
4:49PM2.69m
5:24AM2.28m
5:46PM2.65m
Low Tide
10:46PM0.01m
10:53AM0.23m
11:46PM0.06m
11:54AM0.32m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:13
 mm
2
7
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
16
18
19
21
21
19
17
17
16
17
20
23
22
20
19
Feels °C
18
17
17
17
15
17
20
23
22
19
17
18
17
19
21
23
22
22
20
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