Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Misquamicut State Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Misquamicut State Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Misquamicut State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 35 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 37 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:36PM0.85m | 7:56AM0.71m | 8:08PM0.86m | 8:27AM0.75m | 8:36PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM0.06m | 1:59PM0.07m | 2:32AM0.04m | 2:31PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
9 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 35 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 37 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSW 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
4 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 42 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 28 | 28 | 1086 | 639 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 129 | 129 | 1086 | 1086 | 186 | 212 |
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