Misquamicut State Beach surf break

Misquamicut State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Misquamicut State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Misquamicut State Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)--
Afternoon (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (23 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.7
E
1.3
E
2
E
3
E
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)6666101212121211111110101011456799910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1168239181621212121201918171616181476285930537525750821
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
0.86
11:36AM
0.77
12:27AM
0.87
12:35PM
0.71
1:38AM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
-0.03
5:32AM
0.09
5:37PM
-0.02
6:48AM
0.12
6:33PM
0.01
8:17AM
0.12
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise------7:05-------7:03-------7:03-
Sunset4:51-------4:52-------4:53-------
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1-5-9-12-14-17-16-12-11-13-13-13-13-12-11-10-8-7-3-1-1-1-3-4
Feels °C (?)-9-15-20-22-24-27-24-20-18-21-20-19-18-17-17-17-16-17-13-13-11-11-10-11
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