Baileys Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Rhode Island, USA)

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Baileys Beach Surf Guide

Baileys Beach in Rhode Island is a fairly exposed beach break that only works once in a while. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds are from the north. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around low tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Baileys Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	9.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Baileys Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Baileys Beach occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Baileys Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Baileys Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 5% of the time in March while 8% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 87% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

87%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Baileys Beach Location Map

Interactive Baileys Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Baileys Beach is Theodore Francis Green State (Providence) Airport (PVD) in USA, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Baileys Beach is North Central State (Smithfield) Airport (SFZ), also in USA, 54 km (34 miles) away.

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Baileys Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 23:53 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	S	S
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on

What does Baileys Beach look like?

Latest photos from Baileys Beach. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Olin martins

Tides at Baileys Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Castle Hill, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, 4 km from Baileys Beach.

Next High Water: 11:35am | 0.79m

Next Low Water: 05:09am | 0.14m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Baileys Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.4 °C) at Baileys Beach is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need to wear a good steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Relatively mild air temperatures and a windchill factor of (12.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.