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Plum Island surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA
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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
11.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Plum Island today?
The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 12PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Plum Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | |
196 | 196 | 167 | 125 | 155 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 25 | 38 | 32 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:03AM2.26m | 9:31PM2.41m | 10:02AM2.21m | 10:18PM2.44m | 10:53AM2.19m | 11:00PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.16m | 3:36PM0.16m | 4:10AM0.08m | 4:26PM0.18m | 5:00AM0.01m | 5:13PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | 8:12 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
16 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
196 | 196 | 167 | 125 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 44 | 33 | 25 | 38 | 32 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 6 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 13 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 2 | SE 8 | S 5 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 155 | 42 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 391 | 427 | 154 | 145 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 152 | 211 | 219 | 258 | 324 | 231 |
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