Plum Island surf break

Plum Island surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 29 May 2026 EDT
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Plum Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Plum Island today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (29 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Sun morning).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
4
4
3
3
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
2.5
NE
8
4.5
NE
9
4
NE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.1
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
17
18
49
33
38
43
42
952
3256
2676
1867
1260
1015
726
588
455
351
311
274
229
224
152
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SW
20
W
15
WNW
55
NNE
45
N
40
NNE
35
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
5
E
15
SE
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:38AM2.17m
11:38PM2.47m
12:17PM2.15m
00:15AM2.48m
12:52PM2.15m
00:51AM2.49m
Low Tide
5:47AM-0.04m
5:58PM0.24m
6:31AM-0.06m
6:40PM0.28m
7:13AM-0.04m
7:21PM0.33m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:07
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:13
8:14
3
2
1
4
5
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
14
17
14
15
13
13
10
7
5
5
7
9
11
10
9
9
11
14
15
13
14
14
12
10
10
13
11
10
10
10
5
3
-7
-5
-2
1
7
7
5
5
8
12
11
11
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSE
6
2.1
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
Energy kJ
7
8
17
18
49
33
38
15
42
10
726
588
455
351
311
274
229
224
152
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
W
4
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
6
6
5
12
2
8
43
9
3
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
6
6
6
3
4
3
3
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
4
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
2.5
NE
8
4.5
NE
9
4
NE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
0.4
SW
2
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
3
17
12
29
28
11
16
952
3256
2676
1867
1260
1015
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
231
118
116
512
499
67
4
0
4
633
129
863
132
0
0
0
0
9
25
81
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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