
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Misquamicut State Beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Misquamicut State Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Misquamicut State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:11PM1.03m | 8:36AM0.84m | 8:57PM1.01m | 9:24AM0.87m | 9:42PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM-0.07m | 2:38AM-0.09m | 2:42PM-0.08m | 3:22AM-0.10m | 3:32PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 14 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 25 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2524 | 2524 | 2551 | 647 | 42 | 773 | 711 | 918 | 853 | 1710 | 675 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 81 | 135 | 48 | 3448 | 2589 | 674 | 272 |
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