Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
19.3°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
17
25
11
9
11
11
11
11
24
6
15
14
10
10
10
10
10
13
14
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:47PM2.61m
2:06AM2.60m
2:27PM2.67m
2:50AM2.55m
3:10PM2.71m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.02m
8:27PM0.02m
8:43AM0.02m
9:08PM-0.02m
9:20AM0.06m
9:54PM-0.03m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:20
7:17
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
29
27
23
21
20
18
18
19
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
19
Feels °C
24
26
25
21
20
19
17
18
18
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
18
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