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Breachway in Rhode Island is a quite exposed beach/Jetty break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the north with some shelter here from northeast winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide. Sometimes crowded. Hazards include rocks, rips and jellyfish.

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Overall Breachway Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Breachway:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	East Beach Lighthouse	1 mi
Second closest break	Napatree Jetty	1 mi
Third closest break	Misquamicut State Beach	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Masquamicut	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Greenhill	14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Breachway:
Closest wave buoy	Central Long Island Sound Buoy	43 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Montauk Point Buoy	44 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nantucket Sound Buoy	88 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Western Long Island Sound Buoy	93 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Boston Buoy	96 mi
Tide stations nearest to Breachway:
Closest tide station	Watch Hill Point, Rhode Island	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Watch Hill Point, Rhode Island (2)	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Stonington, Fishers Island Sound, Connecticut	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Weekapaug Point, Block Island Sound, Rhode Island	6 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Westerly, Pawcatuck River, Rhode Island	6 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Breachway:
Closest ski area	Yawgoo Valley (United States)	25 mi
Second closest ski area	Powder Ridge (United States)	45 mi
Third closest ski area	Mount Southington Ski Area (United States)	58 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Ski Sundown (United States)	64 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Ward Ski Area (United States)	70 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Breachway:
Closest city location	Pawcatuck (United States)	5 mi
Second closest city location	Mystic (United States)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Westerly (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Noank (United States)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Old Mystic (United States)	7 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Breachway is Theodore Francis Green State (Providence) Airport (PVD) in USA, 59 km (37 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Breachway is North Central State (Smithfield) Airport (SFZ), also in USA, 75 km (47 miles) away.
• Third is Hartford Brainard Airport (HFD) in USA, 80 km (50 miles) away.
• The Francis S Gabreski (West Hampton Beach) Airport (FOK) in USA is 82 km (51 miles) away.
• Bradley International (Windsor Locks) Airport (BDL), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Breachway and is 97 km (60 miles) away.