Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Plum Island today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 9AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:46AM2.22m | 4:00PM2.38m | 4:33AM2.08m | 4:46PM2.30m | 5:23AM1.98m | 5:38PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.29m | 11:07PM0.15m | 11:21AM0.44m | 00:03AM0.27m | 12:17PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 4 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | NNE 3 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 3 | — | SE 12 | E 12 | NNE 3 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | W 3 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 1 | — | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 626 | 626 | 626 | 863 | 1276 | 1276 | 507 | 0 | 231 | 54 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 4 | 4 | 120 | 231 | 231 | 260 | 1284 | 1282 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Plum Island surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest