Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
19.2°C
0.5° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
49
45
53
50
51
33
33
33
32
24
23
23
17
18
23
11
11
11
11
11
17
11
10
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
E
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:46AM2.61m
1:09PM2.52m
1:25AM2.62m
1:47PM2.61m
2:06AM2.60m
2:27PM2.67m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.03m
7:50PM0.08m
8:09AM0.02m
8:27PM0.02m
8:43AM0.02m
9:08PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
7:20
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
15
19
20
21
19
19
20
20
20
23
29
30
26
24
22
20
19
21
21
21
19
20
Feels °C
17
15
14
19
17
18
17
18
18
17
17
20
26
28
25
21
21
20
19
21
19
19
19
20
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