Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Misquamicut State Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Misquamicut State Beach at 4PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Misquamicut State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 133 | 240 | 396 | 584 | 737 | 637 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:39PM0.73m | 2:33AM0.57m | 2:54PM0.72m | 3:40AM0.60m | 3:53PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.18m | 8:31AM0.23m | 9:41PM0.16m | 9:43AM0.21m | 10:29PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 5 | SE 9 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 133 | 240 | 396 | 584 | 737 | 637 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | — | SE 11 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | S 7 | — | S 6 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 20 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 639 | 639 | 675 | 675 | 647 | 134 | 177 | 177 | 150 | 149 | 1013 | 997 | 993 | 150 | 6 | 2401 | 997 | 173 | 993 | 867 |
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