Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is

12.2°C

Plum Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Plum Island today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 9PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (03 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	S 6	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	16	20	16	17	17	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	7	14	7	7	17	28	42	42	30	39	35
Wind (km/h)	W	S	SE	NW	NE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide				6:40PM2.46m					7:28AM2.38m				7:51PM2.43m				8:28AM2.47m				8:53PM2.41m
Low Tide			1:04PM0.30m				1:39AM0.07m				2:07PM0.19m				2:35AM0.04m				3:05PM0.05m				3:27AM0.02m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—
	—	—	4:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:30	—	—	—	—	4:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3
Temp °C	17	20	20	17	14	14	14	14	18	23	22	18	16	15	15	15	19	20	21	20	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	16	18	18	15	13	13	11	11	15	20	19	15	13	13	14	14	17	19	19	19	18	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	E 11	E 10	E 10	S 3	SSE 4	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 5	ESE 8	E 8
kJ	4	20	16	17	2	3	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	7	14	7	7	6	7	7	6	30	6	1
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 10	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	E 10	E 10
kJ	16	7	7	7	17	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	3	3	3	6	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ESE 8	—	—	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 11	E 11	E 6	E 6
kJ	10	7	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	S 3	S 3	SSW 2	S 4	—	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSW 4	S 4	S 5	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	SW 3	S 6	SSE 6
kJ	2	2	1	1	7	—	3	6	6	6	10	22	29	16	10	14	20	17	28	42	42	5	39	35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lawrencetown Right Point Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Jennette's Pier Carolina North	Croatan Virginia	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	North End Virginia	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Cow Bay Nova Scotia	Grandview Virginia	Grandview Virginia	Grandview Virginia	1st Parking Lot New Jersey	Tea Break Amber Coast	The Wall New Hampshire	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Panic Point (Weekapaug) Rhode Island	Panic Point (Weekapaug) Rhode Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	633	627	1279	926	926	868	800	1034	789	1279	532	507	507	54	626	787	787	787	373	2554	14	54	182	182
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6

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