Lighthouse Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Rhode Island, USA)
Lighthouse Spot ID
Type: reef and point
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SSE | Wind WNW
Sea Temperature Today is: 19.0 °C
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| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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| Wind State | off | off | cross- off |
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Lighthouse in Rhode Island is an exposed reef and point break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the west northwest 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. There are left and right breaking reefs Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rocks and rips.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, Rhode Island, 1 km from Lighthouse.
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Lighthouse Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Narragansett, 10 km from Lighthouse.
moderate winds from the WNW km/h |  dry | Air temperature 7 °C |
Current weather near Lighthouse
Buoy Data:
At Block Island, RI, 32 miles from Lighthouse.
| 10PM | 11PM | 12AM | 1AM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Overall Lighthouse Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
This picture shows the range of swells directed at Lighthouse through a typical October... (show all text)
The figure illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different dire... (show all text)
The two graphs above are also combined in the single Lighthouse surf consistency graph.
Also see Lighthouse surf quality by season and Lighthouse surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Rhode Island surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Lighthouse
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Lighthouse:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break0 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break1 mi
- Fourth closest break2 mi
- Fifth closest break3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Lighthouse:
- Closest wave buoy32 mi
- Second closest wave buoy55 mi
- Third closest wave buoy63 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy67 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy68 mi
Tide stations nearest to Lighthouse:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station4 mi
- Third closest tide station4 mi
- Fourth closest tide station7 mi
- Fifth closest tide station7 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Lighthouse:
- Closest ski area11 mi
- Second closest ski area62 mi
- Third closest ski area64 mi
- Fourth closest ski area66 mi
- Fifth closest ski area76 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Lighthouse:
- Closest city location13 mi
- Second closest city location24 mi
- Third closest city location24 mi
- Fourth closest city location25 mi
- Fifth closest city location28 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Lighthouse is Theodore Francis Green State (Providence) Airport (PVD) in USA, 41 km (25 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Lighthouse is North Central State (Smithfield) Airport (SFZ), also in USA, 62 km (39 miles) away.
- Third is Otis Angb (Falmouth) Airport (FMH) in USA, 87 km (54 miles) away.
- Hartford Brainard Airport (HFD) in USA is 106 km (66 miles) away.
- The Francis S Gabreski (West Hampton Beach) Airport (FOK), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Lighthouse and is 112 km (70 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Lighthouse, Rhode Island. Use the tab navigation above to view Lighthouse sea temperature, Lighthouse photographs, Lighthouse detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Lighthouse webcams, current wind from Rhode Island live weather stations and Lighthouse tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Lighthouse.
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