Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Misquamicut State Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Misquamicut State Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Misquamicut State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 36 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:28PM0.77m | 3:50AM0.58m | 4:25PM0.77m | 4:48AM0.58m | 5:20PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.19m | 9:59AM0.15m | 11:00PM0.18m | 10:54AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | E 5 | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
11 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | SSE 5 | SW 5 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 |
5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | SW 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 5 | SSW 6 | SSE 5 | SW 6 | SE 8 | SW 5 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
7 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 5 | NNE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | E 5 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 9 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1086 | 165 | 237 | 186 | 237 | 639 | 339 | 180 | 1013 | 639 | 150 | 52 | 135 | 685 | 672 | 173 | 165 | 160 | 160 |
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