Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
19.4°C
0.2° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 10AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
ESE
12
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
SE
12
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.3
ESE
11
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
37
30
29
29
28
32
31
34
35
47
65
52
32
31
40
28
31
26
22
27
40
24
29
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:06AM1.92m
9:15PM2.28m
9:58AM1.99m
10:05PM2.36m
10:42AM2.08m
10:49PM2.44m
Low Tide
3:32AM0.30m
3:43PM0.52m
4:22AM0.27m
4:32PM0.47m
5:08AM0.21m
5:16PM0.40m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:30
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
25
28
28
25
22
19
18
18
22
24
24
22
19
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
22
21
20
20
22
24
24
22
20
17
16
16
21
22
22
20
17
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