Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.4° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 6AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
51
111
69
44
37
32
47
53
51
53
53
36
35
33
26
17
16
15
15
15
14
6
5
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:33AM2.58m
12:47PM2.94m
1:21AM2.58m
1:34PM2.97m
2:10AM2.53m
2:24PM2.95m
Low Tide
7:00AM-0.00m
7:38PM-0.32m
7:44AM0.02m
8:27PM-0.31m
8:33AM0.09m
9:20PM-0.23m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:43
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5:40
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5:39
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Temp °C
10
9
6
7
7
8
8
8
5
5
5
7
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
14
19
19
16
14
Feels °C
5
4
0
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
4
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
10
16
16
12
10
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