Plum Island Beach

Newburyport, Massachusetts · Atlantic coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Plum Island Beach in Newburyport, Massachusetts, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

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Right now at Plum Island Beach

Water
53°F (12°C)
Waves
5.4 ft (1.6 m) every 7 seconds
Wind
12 mph (19 km/h) from the north, gusts to 19 mph
Air
42°F (6°C)

As of 9:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.

Low tides in daylight at Plum Island Beach

  • Today: no more low tides before sunset
  • Saturday, Nov 14: 8:25 AM, 1.7 ft (lowest)
  • Sunday, Nov 15: 9:13 AM, 1.8 ft
  • Monday, Nov 16: 10:04 AM, 1.8 ft
  • Tuesday, Nov 17: 11:00 AM, 1.8 ft

Predicted by NOAA for Plum Island Sound (south end), 3.0 miles (4.8 km) away. Heights are above mean lower low water, so a minus tide is below 0 ft. Sunrise and sunset are calculated for the beach; times are local.

Highest tides ahead at Plum Island Beach

  • Nov 25–28: up to 11.0 ft (Thu, Nov 26, 12:13 PM); lowest daylight low ahead 0.1 ft (Fri, Nov 27, 6:55 AM)
  • Dec 24–26: up to 11.0 ft (Fri, Dec 25, 11:58 AM)
  • Jan 22–23: up to 10.8 ft (Sat, Jan 23, 11:44 AM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at Plum Island Sound (south end) between now and March 2, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.

What Ebbward shows here

Water temperature
From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
Waves and wind
Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
Tides
NOAA tide predictions from Plum Island Sound (south end), 3.0 miles (4.8 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
Buoy A01 - Massachusetts Bay, 20 miles (32 km) away.
Facing
East (74°), which decides whether the wind is onshore or offshore here.
Underwater visibility
Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.

Before you go in

Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.

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