Eastons Beach (1st Beach) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Rhode Island, USA)

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Eastons Beach (1st Beach) Surf Guide

Eastons Beach(1st Beach) in Rhode Island is a quite exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the north. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Eastons Beach (1st Beach) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	9.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Eastons Beach (1st Beach):

The best conditions reported for surf at Eastons Beach (1st Beach) occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Eastons Beach (1st Beach) (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Eastons Beach (1st Beach) with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 5% of the time in March while 8% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 87% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

87%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Eastons Beach (1st Beach) Location Map

Interactive Eastons Beach (1st Beach) surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Eastons Beach (1st Beach) is Theodore Francis Green State (Providence) Airport (PVD) in USA, 29 km (18 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Eastons Beach (1st Beach) is North Central State (Smithfield) Airport (SFZ), also in USA, 51 km (32 miles) away.

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Eastons Beach (1st Beach) Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 00:11 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 07
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SSW	S	S	S
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off

What does Eastons Beach (1st Beach) look like?

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Credit: kamalyn

Tides at Eastons Beach (1st Beach)

Current tide and informaton

For Newport, Rhode Island, 4 km from Eastons Beach (1st Beach).

Next High Water: 12:33pm | 0.82m

Next Low Water: 05:24am | 0.15m

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Eastons Beach (1st Beach) Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.9 °C) at Eastons Beach (1st Beach) is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need to wear a good steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Relatively mild air temperatures and a windchill factor of (11.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.