Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 7PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1098
864
764
712
372
260
344
167
142
146
119
119
119
122
125
125
96
93
92
92
91
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:15PM2.79m
1:42AM2.59m
1:58PM2.84m
2:28AM2.54m
2:44PM2.84m
Low Tide
8:00PM-0.19m
8:10AM0.02m
8:45PM-0.20m
8:53AM0.08m
9:34PM-0.15m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:37
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6:37
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6:30
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6:28
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6:27
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 mm
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
19
18
17
18
Feels °C
7
5
5
6
6
7
9
10
11
14
16
16
15
15
16
15
16
18
17
16
18
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