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K38 and 39 surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at K38 and 39 today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for K38 and 39 at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at K38 and 39. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 6 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 10 | E 10 | |
35 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 46 | 50 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 31 | 26 | 55 | 73 | 51 | 43 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 171 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:16AM0.82m | 6:38PM1.06m | 6:59AM0.83m | 7:20PM1.07m | 7:40AM0.84m | 8:00PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.04m | 1:29AM0.02m | 1:05PM0.04m | 2:04AM0.02m | 1:37PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | 8:10 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
15 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -5 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 10 |
 kJ | 35 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 46 | 50 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 73 | 51 | 43 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SE 8 | E 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | S 8 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 30 | 32 | — | 18 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | — | NNW 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 55 | 7 | 14 | 94 | 133 | 128 | 83 | 171 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 141 | 615 | 108 | 108 | 135 | 135 | 505 | 756 | 936 | 1047 | 989 | 22 | 0 | 2 |
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