
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
126 | 186 | 170 | 165 | 86 | 66 | 51 | 38 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 92 | 123 | 165 | 247 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:32AM0.85m | 11:56PM0.70m | 12:16PM0.78m | 00:42AM0.65m | 1:03PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.06m | 5:38PM0.10m | 5:29AM0.10m | 6:20PM0.15m | 6:12AM0.14m | 7:07PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 7 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
3 | 143 | 131 | 107 | 86 | 66 | 51 | 38 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 |
126 | 186 | 170 | 165 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 92 | 123 | 165 | 247 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 644 | 707 | 1184 | 195 | 190 | 1184 | 779 | 693 | 677 | 604 | 604 | 667 | 1176 | 241 | 190 | 187 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)












