K38 and 39 Surf Forecast

/ Rhode Island (33 breaks) / Rhode Island (34 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

K38 and 39 surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Oct 2025 EDT

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K38 and 39 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's K38 and 39 sea temperature is 17.9° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at K38 and 39 today?

The current surf forecast for K38 and 39 at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (17 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s

Table - waves today at K38 and 39. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Thursday 16			Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	40	40	20	20	13	8	9	15	16	38	129	213	210	226	153	140	140	137	142	142	137	115	84	82
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	S	S	SSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	4:54PM 0.94					5:20AM 0.93				5:44PM 0.94				6:07AM 0.99				6:28PM 0.95				6:48AM 1.05
Low Tide / height (m)				11:44PM 0.05				12:06PM 0.03				12:24AM 0.02				12:50PM -0.00				12:59AM -0.00				1:28PM -0.02

	Thursday 16			Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-
Sunset	6:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	10	9	8	9	9	12	15	15	13	11	10	10	9	12	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	16
Feels °C (?)	5	2	2	1	2	3	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	9	12	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	11

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rhode Island

Wind Update The wind is still cross-off at K38 and 39 (moderate winds from the N at BUOY-NWPR1 20 km from K38 and 39). 0.3m 9s swell from the SE with a 0.2m 9s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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20 km away, 1 h 34 min ago

26 km/h

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17.9

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