Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Misquamicut State Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Misquamicut State Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Misquamicut State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:25PM0.79m | 2:45AM0.59m | 3:28PM0.77m | 3:50AM0.58m | 4:25PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM0.18m | 8:58AM0.14m | 10:03PM0.19m | 9:59AM0.15m | 11:00PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNW 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
13 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SW 5 |
6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 5 | S 5 |
9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | S 5 | SSW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 186 | 183 | 156 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 226 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 165 | 195 | 195 | 639 | 3398 | 752 | 639 | 186 |
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