East Beach Lighthouse surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 6PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (27 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
0
0
0
1
1
0
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)
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
75
79
77
72
48
35
27
30
31
24
24
38
39
42
28
27
34
24
48
51
36
38
31
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
15
NW
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NNW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:54PM0.88m
7:17AM0.70m
7:39PM0.89m
8:01AM0.71m
8:21PM0.89m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.09m
1:35AM0.11m
12:58PM0.09m
2:07AM0.09m
1:35PM0.07m
2:41AM0.07m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
Temp °C
21
22
22
21
20
19
18
18
21
20
19
18
15
13
12
14
18
18
16
15
14
11
9
7
20
20
20
20
19
17
15
15
18
18
16
15
12
8
8
10
14
13
12
11
8
4
1
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
1
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
12
7
8
7
72
48
35
27
26
24
24
24
38
39
42
28
27
7
7
3
51
36
38
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
8
8
7
8
15
16
30
31
14
20
17
11
11
7
7
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
8
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.7
W
5
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.6
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
0.4
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.8
WNW
4
1
N
4
Energy kJ
79
75
79
77
24
1
1
34
24
48
3
9
17
30
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
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
209
209
209
0
0
5
27
52
5
5
21
34
5
48
5
30
44
644
779
106
249
658
658
785
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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