East Beach Lighthouse surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 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
7.9° 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 3AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (06 May)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (06 May)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
2.2
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.3
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.9
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
388
663
717
576
504
459
487
474
452
400
282
187
135
138
120
97
117
149
94
72
57
44
44
66
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
20
SW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:52PM0.73m
12:21PM0.62m
00:34AM0.69m
1:06PM0.61m
1:19AM0.67m
1:52PM0.61m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.08m
6:12AM0.10m
6:03PM0.11m
6:54AM0.13m
6:48PM0.14m
7:42AM0.15m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:39
5:37
5:35
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7:47
7:49
7:50
7:51
1
3
1
3
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
9
11
13
14
12
10
9
8
9
11
13
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
6
4
7
7
9
8
6
4
2
4
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
14
15
187
135
138
120
97
117
114
94
72
57
44
44
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
10
15
3
3
3
12
11
21
20
20
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
2
2
1
3
5
1
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
2.2
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
1.7
S
7
0.3
NW
2
0.7
SW
4
1.3
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
Energy kJ
388
663
717
576
504
459
487
474
452
400
282
1
14
149
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1815
545
195
1493
1184
1184
1184
1184
203
412
9
0
0
0
0
26
32
5
0
0
0
26
26
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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