Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Issued: 12 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is

12.9°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (01 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1					Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 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)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	E 12	SE 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	23	20	33	29	28	28	16	16	16	9	16	17	17	15	16	16
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	SE	E	NE	N	W	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				4:18PM2.64m				5:08AM2.28m				5:28PM2.53m				6:19AM2.30m				6:40PM2.46m
Low Tide		10:41AM0.36m				11:31PM0.05m				11:54AM0.37m				00:37AM0.08m					1:04PM0.30m				1:39AM0.07m


	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—
	—	3:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:32	—	—	—	—	4:31
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	12	14	13	13	13	13	13	15	18	18	16	14	14	13	14	15	19	19	17	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	2	8	10	8	9	8	8	8	11	13	14	12	10	10	10	11	13	18	17	16	12	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 4	SSW 3	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	23	20	33	29	28	28	16	2	2	9	16	17	17	15	16	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	—	E 14	E 13	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 7	E 12	E 12	E 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—
kJ	3	1	1	—	4	3	11	12	6	6	2	2	3	3	10	16	16	8	7	11	6	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 5	—	—	E 14	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	E 11	SSW 3	S 3	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	—	—	4	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 2	WNW 2	—	SW 2	SW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	1	—	1	2	3	6	7	6	7	9	10	10	9	6	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sosua Bay Amber Coast	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Bahia de las Aguilas Caribbean Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	La Preciosa Amber Coast	Table Top Puerto Rico	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Moose Nova Scotia	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Summerville Nova Scotia	Ogunquit Beach Maine	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Atlantic Beach Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	2563	1279	2774	2557	1279	1279	1279	1279	2573	2724	863	626	54	54	499	54	507	627	627	926	926	926	926	1037
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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