Plum Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.80° N 70.81° W

Plum Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Plum Island at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
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
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
146
146
120
123
120
120
119
92
89
92
68
69
50
50
49
35
36
36
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
WNW
0
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:28AM2.54m
2:44PM2.84m
3:18AM2.46m
3:34PM2.80m
Low Tide
8:45PM-0.20m
8:53AM0.08m
9:34PM-0.15m
9:41AM0.17m
10:31PM-0.07m
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cloud
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clear
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Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
14
17
18
19
17
18
17
17
17
22
26
25
23
20
Feels °C
16
17
16
16
15
14
17
16
18
16
18
16
16
17
22
24
24
22
19
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