East Beach Lighthouse surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 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
7.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (01 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.9
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
55
54
53
31
30
35
29
29
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
30
19
28
31
57
66
61
95
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
W
15
SSW
25
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:07AM0.77m
9:23PM0.91m
9:45AM0.75m
10:00PM0.88m
10:23AM0.72m
10:36PM0.83m
Low Tide
2:46PM0.02m
3:40AM0.01m
3:23PM0.02m
4:16AM0.02m
4:02PM0.03m
4:54AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:43
5:41
5:41
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7:44
7:45
7:45
7:46
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
14
11
9
10
9
9
10
11
12
9
8
8
6
6
11
12
13
12
10
9
10
11
6
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
7
8
9
5
5
4
1
-1
5
5
7
7
6
6
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
8
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
56
55
54
53
31
30
30
29
29
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
30
13
19
31
57
66
61
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
S
6
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
16
7
4
4
2
8
19
28
12
21
11
28
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
8
0.3
SSE
10
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
18
44
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
NW
3
0.9
SSW
8
Energy kJ
1
2
10
23
22
22
35
27
27
26
19
1
2
3
12
14
7
1
95
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)
5
26
133
132
133
133
133
133
44
26
26
26
26
52
30
89
106
74
26
26
0
0
9
133
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
1
3
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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