Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is

12.1°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	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	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	S 4	SSE 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	7	14	7	14	22	32	61	52	40	52	43	47	40	55	88	193	285	138	56
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	S	SSE	SSW	SW	W	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide			7:28AM2.38m				7:51PM2.43m				8:28AM2.47m				8:53PM2.41m				9:20AM2.54m				9:48PM2.40m
Low Tide	1:39AM0.07m				2:07PM0.19m				2:35AM0.04m				3:05PM0.05m				3:27AM0.02m				3:57PM-0.07m					4:15AM0.02m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—
	—	—	—	—	4:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:30	—	—	—	—	4:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	9	7	5	20	2	—
Temp °C	14	14	18	23	22	19	16	15	14	14	18	22	21	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	15
Feels °C	12	11	15	20	19	16	13	12	11	12	16	20	20	17	17	17	18	18	19	18	16	15	16	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6
kJ	5	16	15	15	14	14	14	7	14	7	14	6	7	7	6	6	5	1	2	2	2	7	6	222	138	56
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	S 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 8
kJ	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	6	6	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	E 12	E 6	E 11	E 11	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 3	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 5	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 3	S 4	S 4	SSE 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	—	—
kJ	1	5	6	6	10	22	28	16	7	7	13	22	32	61	52	40	52	43	47	40	55	88	193	285	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	Pelican Poles Carolina South	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	7 Presidents Street Park New Jersey	Sumner Avenue (Strathmere) New Jersey	Grandview Virginia	Grandview Virginia	Boiler Carolina North	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Plum Island Massachusetts	Seabrook Beach New Hampshire	Plum Island Massachusetts	The Wall New Hampshire	The Wall New Hampshire	Salisbury Beach Massachusetts	Panic Point (Weekapaug) Rhode Island	Panic Point (Weekapaug) Rhode Island	Plum Island Massachusetts	Plum Island Massachusetts	Plum Island Massachusetts	Plum Island Massachusetts
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1
Distance (km)	1034	1034	1279	1279	1279	507	507	627	381	516	787	787	885	926	0	9	0	14	14	4	182	182	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts															Plum Island		Plum Island		Nahant Beach	Salisbury Beach			Plum Island	Plum Island	Nahant Beach	Plum Island
Rating (10 max)															1		1		1	1			1	3	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	5	4	5	6	7	2	2	2	5	5	5	2	7	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7

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