Misquamicut State Beach surf break

Misquamicut State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 EDT
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Misquamicut State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Misquamicut State Beach sea temperature is
9.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Misquamicut State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Misquamicut State Beach at 11PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Misquamicut State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
1.4
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
72
114
182
139
140
138
126
83
69
70
79
106
33
33
32
31
30
29
29
20
37
35
35
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:43PM1.09m
9:04AM0.77m
9:34PM1.08m
10:00AM0.77m
10:31PM1.05m
11:02AM0.76m
Low Tide
2:09PM-0.09m
3:20AM-0.07m
2:57PM-0.09m
4:14AM-0.07m
3:54PM-0.07m
5:12AM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
Temp °C
18
15
14
14
14
17
22
24
25
24
21
20
16
15
16
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
21
24
13
10
9
10
12
16
21
21
22
23
21
18
12
11
11
10
12
14
16
16
17
16
20
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
62
72
46
31
46
140
138
89
71
49
70
79
106
33
23
32
31
30
29
29
20
37
35
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1
SSE
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
20
27
10
30
22
13
122
40
41
40
33
33
13
7
4
3
1
7
7
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.3
SSW
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
11
33
44
6
4
3
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.8
SW
6
1.1
S
7
1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
6
0.3
ENE
2
0.5
E
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
Energy kJ
23
49
114
182
139
46
126
83
69
1
5
11
12
9
7
12
7
23
26
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
183
4
1175
129
4
0
27
28
4
5
0
0
25
46
150
639
639
639
197
197
215
212
212
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Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
2
3
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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