Misquamicut State Beach surf break

Misquamicut State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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
9.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Misquamicut State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Misquamicut State Beach at 6PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
26
20
24
25
35
32
45
91
126
106
86
104
91
77
62
51
40
46
83
146
262
321
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
E
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:34PM0.87m
5:47AM0.73m
6:24PM0.94m
6:41AM0.75m
7:12PM1.02m
7:29AM0.76m
Low Tide
11:10AM0.04m
00:04AM0.07m
11:54AM-0.00m
00:57AM0.01m
12:40PM-0.04m
1:45AM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
13
14
14
12
11
10
10
11
12
13
14
13
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
11
11
9
9
8
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
8
8
10
9
9
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
27
27
26
13
12
12
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
77
62
51
40
46
83
146
262
321
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.7
S
7
0.9
S
8
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
Energy kJ
3
3
4
11
16
16
10
16
10
4
5
4
2
4
4
4
17
11
44
90
15
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
ESE
5
Energy kJ
11
4
4
5
4
4
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
Energy kJ
8
20
24
25
35
32
45
91
126
106
86
104
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
28
142
142
639
183
183
166
195
993
1099
851
851
255
268
448
4
81
16
135
28
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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