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K38 and 39 surf break

K38 and 39 surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.7° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at K38 and 39 today?

The current surf forecast for K38 and 39 at 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
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 (?)
1.5
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
SSE
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
S
1.3
SSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SW
1.3
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)788888888777767888888577
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2102332712652241871571591119467160215244606646728493338235928718386
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
20
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:11AM
0.99
7:32PM
0.84
7:52AM
1.01
8:13PM
0.87
8:32AM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
-0.02
1:34PM
-0.04
1:22AM
-0.05
2:04PM
-0.06
1:59AM
-0.08
2:34PM
-0.08
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:07---
Sunset------4:44-------4:45-------4:45-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C112112100100-1-1-10-1-5-6-6-6-5-5-6
Feels °C (?)-4-3-2-2-2-1-4-5-4-3-4-6-10-11-12-10-12-14-14-14-15-15-15-15
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