K38 and 39 surf break

K38 and 39 surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 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
8.7° C
(Which is 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 3PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (05 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
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)
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
1.1
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
155
201
349
431
689
746
672
589
620
637
558
500
557
414
376
233
173
142
120
79
118
89
62
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:48AM0.77m
11:05PM0.91m
11:33AM0.73m
11:49PM0.85m
12:22PM0.71m
00:39AM0.81m
Low Tide
4:26AM0.06m
4:07PM0.09m
4:58AM0.10m
4:44PM0.14m
5:35AM0.13m
5:28PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
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7:46
7:47
7:49
7:50
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
12
10
9
13
14
14
12
11
10
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
6
8
9
7
6
10
9
8
8
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
1.1
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
277
233
173
142
120
79
118
89
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
3
15
15
8
11
10
8
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
3
3
7
3
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
165
155
201
349
431
689
746
672
589
620
637
558
500
557
414
376
10
16
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
21
21
1831
1889
1834
2396
1516
1520
1565
1565
1437
1830
1173
232
21
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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