East Beach Lighthouse surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 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
11.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (22 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
1
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
4
0.3
SE
10
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.4
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
22
34
26
14
33
31
25
23
60
81
105
136
179
239
344
611
1050
1201
771
498
519
289
238
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
SE
15
SE
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
40
E
45
E
35
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:10PM0.85m
2:36AM0.83m
3:09PM0.85m
3:34AM0.78m
4:08PM0.85m
4:33AM0.74m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.07m
8:20PM0.12m
10:03AM0.09m
10:25PM0.14m
10:56AM0.09m
11:35PM0.14m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
2
1
1
2
4
11
12
16
15
7
Temp °C
14
15
14
12
12
11
12
12
13
11
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
8
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
8
7
6
5
3
2
2
1
1
5
8
10
10
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
10
6
6
6
6
6
14
4
10
4
498
355
289
238
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
13
5
14
14
14
6
3
3
4
3
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.3
SE
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
13
3
3
3
14
9
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.4
SE
8
2
SE
8
Energy kJ
17
22
34
26
13
33
31
25
23
60
81
105
136
179
239
344
611
1050
1201
771
519
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
1
Distance (km)
677
754
754
786
2394
1095
27
1493
1095
1095
9
1176
615
615
412
393
235
144
144
21
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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