Misquamicut State Beach surf break

Misquamicut State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 17 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
9.7° 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 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
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)
1.5
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
1
SSW
7
1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
123
123
142
106
83
73
132
97
102
47
33
32
31
30
37
29
25
37
39
53
84
128
167
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:04AM0.77m
9:34PM1.08m
10:00AM0.77m
10:31PM1.05m
11:02AM0.76m
Low Tide
3:20AM-0.07m
2:57PM-0.09m
4:14AM-0.07m
3:54PM-0.07m
5:12AM-0.06m
5:00PM-0.03m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
Temp °C
15
15
17
22
25
23
23
22
20
17
16
16
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
22
24
22
18
17
11
13
16
21
23
19
21
22
20
13
11
11
10
14
15
16
16
16
16
22
23
19
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.9
SSW
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
47
123
123
142
106
71
49
70
97
102
47
23
32
31
30
37
29
25
37
35
25
34
24
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1
SSE
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
30
46
13
122
40
41
50
33
33
13
11
6
3
1
3
4
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.3
SSW
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
45
41
6
4
3
7
7
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.5
SW
3
1
SSW
7
1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.5
E
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
Energy kJ
160
54
38
5
83
73
132
5
12
14
9
12
15
18
32
39
53
84
128
167
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
129
4
4
4
28
4
29
0
0
25
146
150
639
639
639
639
398
215
212
212
1099
237
183
208
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
2
1
4
4
7
4
4
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
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