Misquamicut State Beach surf break

Misquamicut State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Misquamicut State Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Misquamicut State Beach at 11AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
7
1
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
26
24
24
34
50
26
25
25
25
16
15
15
17
17
59
68
38
40
22
15
102
44
74
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
NW
30
NW
40
NNW
40
N
35
N
30
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
15
NW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:11AM0.68m
7:35PM0.91m
7:52AM0.66m
8:11PM0.90m
8:29AM0.65m
8:44PM0.89m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.04m
2:04AM0.05m
1:51PM0.06m
2:42AM0.06m
2:24PM0.09m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:18
5:18
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:12
8:13
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
21
20
17
16
13
12
11
13
18
19
19
15
15
11
8
7
7
10
11
11
9
10
14
16
19
18
16
15
11
9
8
10
14
16
15
12
10
4
1
-2
-3
1
3
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
35
26
24
24
34
50
26
25
25
25
16
15
15
10
5
59
68
38
40
22
15
8
21
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
8
8
19
20
21
20
17
7
7
8
7
7
7
3
3
1
1
6
6
5
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
6
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
1.1
NNE
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
17
17
4
6
45
86
67
102
44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
21
26
26
28
78
0
26
48
48
48
165
639
128
128
111
111
485
779
918
1071
1013
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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