Breachway Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Rhode Island, USA)

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Breachway Surf Guide

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.

Breachway Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach/jetty	3.0
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	10.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Breachway:

The best conditions reported for surf at Breachway occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

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

novemberBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Breachway with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 9% of the time in November while 14% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 77% 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

14%

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

too small

77%

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

Explore Breachway Location Map

Interactive Breachway 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 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Breachway Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 20 May 2022, 10:11 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 20
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	7	7	7	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

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Tides at Breachway

Current tide and informaton

For Watch Hill Point, Rhode Island, 1 km from Breachway.

Next High Water: 12:53pm | 0.84m

Next Low Water: 06:38pm | 0.04m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Breachway Sea Temperature

The water temperature (10.9 °C) at Breachway is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C).

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