Misquamicut State Beach surf break

Misquamicut State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 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
11.5° 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 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.8
E
4
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2.1
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
27
18
18
13
22
45
50
36
20
14
24
31
47
77
138
233
354
486
639
730
822
987
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
E
10
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:29AM0.90m
2:18PM0.77m
2:37AM0.84m
3:25PM0.80m
3:40AM0.80m
Low Tide
7:13PM0.05m
8:07AM-0.02m
8:29PM0.08m
9:09AM-0.02m
9:38PM0.09m
10:03AM-0.02m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:06
8:07
1
4
3
1
4
7
14
11
Temp °C
16
14
13
14
11
10
13
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
10
8
9
10
10
9
9
10
14
13
12
12
5
3
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
6
7
7
5
4
5
6
5
1
1
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
27
27
27
18
18
11
10
6
6
6
6
5
24
4
4
4
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
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
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
9
14
14
14
4
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
12
3
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
E
4
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.7
SE
6
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2.1
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
9
1
9
22
45
50
36
20
10
31
47
77
138
233
354
486
639
730
822
987
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
Distance (km)
135
97
38
156
738
680
672
738
738
752
738
651
619
609
592
1099
1099
592
592
592
377
377
272
268
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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