East Beach Lighthouse surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 EDT
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East Beach Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's East Beach Lighthouse sea temperature is
9.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
8
1
SSW
7
1.2
SW
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.8
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
126
135
83
139
97
104
47
66
43
30
65
26
26
37
39
40
53
65
102
135
170
195
168
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:28AM0.89m
9:50PM1.09m
10:21AM0.89m
10:44PM1.07m
11:16AM0.88m
11:40PM1.02m
Low Tide
3:19PM-0.10m
4:35AM-0.07m
4:11PM-0.09m
5:29AM-0.04m
5:04PM-0.05m
6:26AM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
Temp °C
22
24
25
23
22
21
19
16
16
17
20
18
18
17
19
19
24
26
24
20
20
21
18
19
20
21
22
20
20
21
17
13
13
16
20
17
18
16
19
18
23
24
21
18
20
20
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.8
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.2
E
4
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
139
92
73
65
39
97
104
47
66
43
30
1
20
25
37
27
25
34
33
25
24
25
24
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
74
39
41
40
39
33
14
2
1
3
7
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
7
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
45
38
6
4
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
6
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
8
1
SSW
7
1.2
SW
7
0.4
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
SSW
6
0.8
S
7
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
Energy kJ
25
126
135
83
139
2
9
7
18
65
26
26
35
39
40
53
65
102
135
170
195
168
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
26
9
36
0
0
1
54
443
644
644
644
330
195
195
195
335
200
206
187
9
41
41
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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