Misquamicut State Beach surf break

Misquamicut State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 2AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (18 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (18 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
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)
1.1
S
8
0.9
SSW
7
0.6
SSE
8
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
68
45
97
102
47
34
43
30
65
26
33
49
64
55
67
102
155
172
195
200
145
145
141
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:34PM1.08m
10:00AM0.77m
10:31PM1.05m
11:02AM0.76m
11:29PM1.01m
12:03PM0.75m
Low Tide
2:57PM-0.09m
4:14AM-0.07m
3:54PM-0.07m
5:12AM-0.06m
5:00PM-0.03m
6:07AM-0.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
Temp °C
24
23
21
22
19
16
16
19
20
19
18
18
19
19
23
25
22
19
23
20
18
20
25
26
20
20
19
22
17
12
12
18
19
18
17
17
18
18
22
23
18
15
22
18
16
19
24
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.2
E
4
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
71
65
39
97
102
47
34
43
30
1
20
21
29
26
33
33
33
31
24
25
27
28
21
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
45
41
58
39
33
14
3
1
3
7
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
44
6
4
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
8
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.4
SSW
6
0.8
S
7
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
Energy kJ
133
68
33
2
6
7
13
65
26
33
49
64
55
67
102
155
172
195
200
145
145
141
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
4
195
4
0
0
135
448
26
639
639
237
191
212
209
212
209
183
183
27
219
208
208
215
220
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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