Misquamicut State Beach surf break

Misquamicut State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 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
11.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Misquamicut State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Misquamicut State Beach at 4AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (20 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
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
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
192
168
135
111
129
209
107
86
70
54
39
39
29
29
19
19
19
13
13
13
13
14
14
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
10
SE
15
SSE
5
S
5
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:29PM1.01m
12:03PM0.75m
00:27AM0.96m
1:07PM0.75m
1:29AM0.90m
2:18PM0.77m
Low Tide
6:07AM-0.05m
6:05PM0.01m
7:05AM-0.03m
7:13PM0.05m
8:07AM-0.02m
8:29PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:05
1
11
5
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
19
21
26
28
25
20
17
16
16
14
9
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
13
14
13
12
12
19
18
20
25
26
25
19
13
14
14
11
5
9
10
9
11
10
7
5
9
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.4
SSW
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
20
27
168
20
21
21
123
107
86
70
54
39
39
29
29
19
19
19
11
6
6
12
7
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
SE
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
20
5
4
4
21
21
13
13
13
13
12
13
6
3
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
13
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
12
12
1
4
3
3
5
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
7
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
192
192
135
111
129
209
2
1
1
6
13
9
7
5
6
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
183
183
31
186
212
212
212
192
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
647
647
173
149
738
746
758
711
3349
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
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