Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Misquamicut State Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Misquamicut State Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Misquamicut State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 176 | 155 | 122 | 118 | 118 | 122 | 123 | 100 | 88 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:50AM0.91m | 11:02PM0.78m | 11:37AM0.92m | 11:49PM0.74m | 12:28PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM-0.03m | 5:02PM0.03m | 4:54AM-0.03m | 5:52PM0.05m | 5:40AM-0.02m | 6:51PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
28 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 37 | 35 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 48 | 47 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 176 | 155 | 122 | 118 | 118 | 122 | 123 | 100 | 88 | 85 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 711 | 795 | 773 | 639 | 1182 | 1182 | 1466 | 237 | 711 | 711 | 711 | 746 | 448 | 254 | 272 | 358 | 428 | 609 | 651 | 374 | 373 | 647 | 4 |
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