Plum Island (Newburyport) live beach cam & water temperature
Updated 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC
Live cam by Newburyport.com via YouTube
Current conditions
Right now at Plum Island (Newburyport): 8 kts SW, gusts 12, 0.3 m waves, water 12 °C.
7-day forecast
| Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 00 | 03 | 06 | 09 | 12 | 15 | 18 | |
| Wind | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Gusts | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ |
| Waves | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Temperature | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Rain (mm) | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Times shown in local time · Wind, waves and water temperature: ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) · Tides: EOT20, DGFI-TUM (CC BY 4.0)
🔒 Days 4–7 are Pro — The free plan shows the first 3 forecast days. Go Pro to see the whole week.
Surf forecast
| Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 01 | 04 | 07 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 01 | 04 | 07 | 10 | 13 | 16 | |
| Surf (est.) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Primary swell | 0.29s↑ | 0.29s↑ | 0.29s↑ | 0.34s↑ | 0.29s↑ | 0.35s↑ | 0.35s↑ | 0.28s↑ | 0.28s↑ | 0.28s↑ | 0.28s↑ | 0.28s↑ | 0.28s↑ | 0.65s↑ | 0.55s↑ | 0.28s↑ | 0.45s↑ | 0.45s↑ | 0.45s↑ | 0.110s↑ |
| Secondary swell | 0.24s↑ | 0.24s↑ | 0.24s↑ | 0.29s↑ | 0.29s↑ | 0.29s↑ | 0.28s↑ | 0.29s↑ | 0.29s↑ | 0.29s↑ | 0.19s↑ | 0.19s↑ | 0.19s↑ | 0.28s↑ | 0.28s↑ | 0.111s↑ | 0.28s↑ | 0.110s↑ | 0.110s↑ | 0.110s↑ |
| Wind waves | 0.12s↑ | 0.12s↑ | 0.22s↑ | 0.22s↑ | 0.34s↑ | 0.22s↑ | 0.22s↑ | 0.35s↑ | 0.34s↑ | 0.43s↑ | 0.54s↑ | 0.45s↑ | 0.55s↑ | 0.55s↑ | 0.55s↑ | 0.55s↑ | 0.55s↑ | 0.55s↑ | 0.56s↑ | 0.56s↑ |
| Waves | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Period | 10s | 10s | 10s | 9s | 8s | 7s | 8s | 9s | 9s | 9s | 4s | 4s | 5s | 5s | 5s | 5s | 6s | 6s | 6s | 7s |
| Power | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Groundswell | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Surf height is estimated from the primary swell for a beach facing it; reefs, sandbanks and the tide change it. Power in kW per metre of coast. Groundswell: waves of 12 s and longer. Swell: NOAA WAVEWATCH III · ECMWF
Tides (next 48 h)
Spot info
- Town: Newburyport, Essex County
- Water: Sea
- Sports: SUP
Plum Island is an 11-mile barrier island off the coast of northern Massachusetts, between the mouth of the Merrimack River at Newburyport and Ipswich Bay. The northern end, reached by the causeway from Newburyport, has houses, the Plum Island Light and a public beach, while about three quarters of the island is protected as the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, a stop for migrating birds with a beach that closes in spring and summer while piping plovers nest. This live cam from Newburyport.com looks out over Plum Island Beach on the south side of the town section. The beach faces east into the Gulf of Maine and gets its surf from nor'easters and from distant hurricane swell in late summer and fall; west winds blow offshore. Winter storms have repeatedly eroded the dunes here, and several houses were lost to the sea, so beach access paths change. The river mouth at the north end has fierce currents. In July the island is known for greenhead flies, which bite hard. The water is cold, around 18 °C in August and near 4 °C in late winter, and lifeguards are only at some beaches in summer.
Plum Island (Newburyport) FAQ
- Is there a beach cam at Plum Island (Newburyport)?
- Yes. The live beach cam for Plum Island (Newburyport) is at the top of this page, next to the wind and wave forecast.
