East Beach Lighthouse surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 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
8.1° 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 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (04 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (04 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.8
SW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
S
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2
S
8
2
S
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
43
30
93
169
227
240
206
194
200
239
285
382
444
623
657
528
459
447
355
278
208
173
171
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:00AM0.68m
11:13PM0.78m
11:40AM0.65m
11:52PM0.73m
12:21PM0.62m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.04m
4:41PM0.05m
5:32AM0.06m
5:21PM0.08m
6:12AM0.10m
6:03PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
cloud
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5:41
5:39
5:39
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7:46
7:47
7:49
11
Temp °C
9
9
11
13
14
13
11
11
12
11
11
14
14
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
5
4
5
6
7
6
5
5
7
6
6
9
8
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
46
43
20
14
7
8
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
33
27
18
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
4
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
S
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2
S
8
2
S
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
Energy kJ
16
6
30
93
169
227
240
206
194
200
239
285
382
444
623
657
528
459
447
355
278
208
173
171
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
1
Distance (km)
0
26
133
1815
2390
2394
9
2390
9
9
9
1816
1816
1816
1816
1493
1184
1493
9
203
1184
9
203
203
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
5
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