Misquamicut State Beach surf break

Misquamicut State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 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 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (21 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (21 May)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Sun morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
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)
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.7
E
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
38
27
27
27
18
18
13
15
35
38
29
15
15
15
24
17
40
86
134
205
305
448
565
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
E
10
SSE
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
25
NE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
35
E
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:07PM0.75m
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod 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
2
3
2
2
2
6
Temp °C
15
16
15
12
12
13
12
11
14
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
9
8
9
9
9
9
11
14
12
11
11
11
8
5
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
6
7
6
4
5
5
3
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
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
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.2
S
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
39
38
27
27
27
18
18
11
10
6
6
7
6
15
15
4
4
4
3
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
E
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
10
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
12
12
12
3
12
12
12
13
13
3
8
14
14
14
14
4
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SE
9
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
8
13
2
3
4
3
3
5
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
5
8
1
4
15
35
38
29
15
5
9
24
17
40
86
134
205
305
448
565
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
Distance (km)
16
21
149
57
146
156
714
688
711
752
2588
2588
758
651
619
592
592
1099
1099
4
25
592
485
374
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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