Misquamicut State Beach surf break

Misquamicut State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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 6PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (20 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
S
7
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
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
0.5
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
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
117
129
127
89
68
66
51
38
28
27
19
19
20
19
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
7
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:03PM0.75m
00:27AM0.96m
1:07PM0.75m
1:29AM0.90m
2:18PM0.77m
2:37AM0.84m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.01m
7:05AM-0.03m
7:13PM0.05m
8:07AM-0.02m
8:29PM0.08m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:06
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
29
26
25
19
17
16
15
11
10
12
11
11
11
10
10
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
25
27
25
25
16
14
13
12
7
8
11
10
10
11
8
7
10
10
8
8
9
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.2
SSW
6
1
S
7
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
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
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
20
21
21
127
89
68
66
51
38
28
27
19
19
20
19
11
11
6
6
7
10
5
8
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
E
4
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
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
5
4
4
21
21
13
13
13
12
2
3
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
8
6
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
12
12
1
1
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
14
14
14
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.5
E
4
0.4
NE
2
0.5
E
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
135
117
129
1
1
1
9
2
6
11
9
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
212
212
188
0
0
0
0
0
21
94
149
672
48
149
81
711
680
680
672
685
672
592
592
592
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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