Plum Island surf break

Plum Island surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 18 Jul 2025 EDT
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Plum Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Plum Island sea temperature is
20.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Plum Island this week:

The surf forecast for Plum Island over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 24) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Plum Island in the next 12 days are 1.3m 5s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 23) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 24) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Thu 24th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 6s
Best Surf 8PM (Thu 24th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 6s
Most Powerful 8PM (Wed 23rd Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 5s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Plum Island over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Fri
25
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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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.3
SE
0.6
SSE
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.6
SSE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
NE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
1.3
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.4
SSE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)683545975998885885559
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)916124533232544351418141211693247431312
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
S
15
SE
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
N
10
SE
15
N
10
ENE
15
SSE
10
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
ENE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
2.33
7:19PM
2.70
7:55AM
2.25
8:19PM
2.72
9:00AM
2.23
9:21PM
2.76
10:05AM
2.24
10:22PM
2.80
11:07AM
2.28
11:21PM
2.83
12:04PM
2.34
12:15AM
2.84
12:56PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20AM
0.05
1:30PM
0.16
2:25AM
-0.01
2:33PM
0.20
3:28AM
-0.06
3:36PM
0.20
4:30AM
-0.12
4:38PM
0.18
5:27AM
-0.18
5:35PM
0.15
6:22AM
-0.21
6:30PM
0.12
7:13AM
-0.22
7:23PM
0.10
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Fri
25
Sunrise-5:20--5:22--5:22--5:24--5:24--5:26--5:26-
Sunset--8:16--8:15--8:15--8:14--8:13--8:12--8:10
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Rain (mm)
----212--------------
Temp. °C232325252729211921201719192324222631272324
Feels °C (?)212222232729231518181415162021172429272424
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Massachusetts

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Plum Island (calm at Ipswich 12 km from Plum Island). 0.3m 8s swell from the SSE with a 0.2m 9s swell from the E and a 0.1m 3s local chop from the NNE. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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Information about the Plum Island Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Plum Island provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Plum Island can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Plum Island surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Plum Island) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Plum Island may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Plum Island is 6 km (4 miles) from Newburyport. If you plan a vacation in Massachusetts, look for hotels and other accommodation in Newburyport. Newburyport has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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