Misquamicut State Beach surf break

Misquamicut State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 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
9.3° 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 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (13 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (13 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
122
187
162
125
125
110
102
90
100
60
94
107
143
238
424
321
208
154
144
134
133
157
118
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
NW
10
NNE
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
W
10
NW
15
NNE
15
N
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:24PM0.94m
6:41AM0.75m
7:12PM1.02m
7:29AM0.76m
7:57PM1.07m
Low Tide
11:54AM-0.00m
00:57AM0.01m
12:40PM-0.04m
1:45AM-0.03m
1:25PM-0.07m
2:31AM-0.06m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:57
7:58
7:59
1
1
1
15
13
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
10
9
11
14
15
13
11
10
10
10
11
7
6
8
8
9
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
8
7
9
13
13
10
8
9
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
9
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
90
100
60
94
107
143
238
424
321
208
154
144
134
133
157
118
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.6
ESE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
7
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.7
E
9
Energy kJ
10
10
5
4
4
4
4
10
4
4
24
4
14
23
103
101
91
65
49
31
76
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
7
0.3
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
1
5
11
1
4
5
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.3
SW
2
0.6
SW
5
0.3
NE
2
0.3
SW
5
Energy kJ
66
122
187
162
125
125
110
102
36
1
18
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
997
1580
1673
1086
311
268
212
94
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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