Misquamicut State Beach surf break

Misquamicut State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
10
1
SE
9
0.7
SE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
1.2
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
162
96
135
84
57
72
159
203
202
162
133
110
65
71
73
93
60
47
33
32
31
30
40
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:16AM0.77m
8:43PM1.09m
9:04AM0.77m
9:34PM1.08m
10:00AM0.77m
10:31PM1.05m
Low Tide
2:31AM-0.06m
2:09PM-0.09m
3:20AM-0.07m
2:57PM-0.09m
4:14AM-0.07m
3:54PM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
Temp °C
11
11
13
16
18
17
14
14
14
14
18
23
24
24
24
22
21
17
15
16
15
17
17
16
10
9
11
13
14
12
9
8
10
12
16
20
20
21
22
22
19
14
11
12
12
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
10
1
SE
9
0.7
SE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
138
162
96
135
84
57
72
47
61
202
162
133
110
65
71
45
53
60
47
33
32
31
30
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.6
SE
10
0.6
S
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
52
80
52
90
30
28
27
10
30
47
110
41
26
35
45
32
33
14
12
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
4
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
57
38
10
13
41
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.3
ENE
2
0.6
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.4
E
4
Energy kJ
2
2
1
5
25
64
159
203
91
59
62
64
73
93
1
8
15
11
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
4
4
28
4
4
1086
1175
4
4
22
27
28
195
4
0
0
3
170
639
639
639
639
186
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
2
2
3
1
2
3
4
3
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
4
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