Lighthouse-Southside surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 EDT
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Lighthouse-Southside surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lighthouse-Southside sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Lighthouse-Southside today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse-Southside at 11PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

Table - waves today at Lighthouse-Southside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)666566666777777777766666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12485656910911816415022526830526823323322729530323316814569857143
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:22PM
0.94
8:42AM
1.09
8:59PM
0.91
9:20AM
1.07
9:37PM
0.87
9:58AM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
-0.01
2:21AM
-0.02
3:01PM
0.01
2:46AM
-0.00
3:29PM
0.04
3:12AM
0.02
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----7:05-------7:05-------7:07--
Sunset5:55-------5:54-------5:52-------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----62-----------------
Temp. °C1615161617151617161514121110121314121010991113
Feels °C (?)10121212131212119975445576454568
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rhode Island

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Lighthouse-Southside (moderate winds from the SSW at BUOY-NWPR1 20 km from Lighthouse-Southside). 0.9m 5s windswell from the SSW with a 0.3m 11s groundswell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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22 km/h
SSW
0.0
17.2
Air / Water (°C)
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