Misquamicut State Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, it's Rusty here, and I'm looking at what's cookin' for Misquamicut. I gotta be straight with you – this is gonna be one of those outlooks where you're gonna be checking the cams a lot and probably kicking back with a cold one more than you're paddling out. There's a real dry spell for most of the next week and a half.

The water's sitting at 67°, which is just a touch cooler than we'd expect for this time of year, but nothing too wild – just a little reminder that the ocean's doing its own thing.

For Wednesday the 8th, there's a moment of hope. The morning is looking clean with a light cross-off breeze from the NE and a 3ft swell, but it's a short period windswell at 6 seconds, so it's not gonna have much push. The wave energy is weak at 65, so it's really just knee-to-waist high dribblers. It's surfable, but it's ordinary. By the afternoon, the wind swings and it's game over.

Then we hit a long, frustrating gap. From Wednesday afternoon all the way through to the morning of Saturday the 19th, there's just nothing worth paddling out for. The wind is all over the shop, mostly cross or cross-on, and the swell stays weak and short period. Some of those afternoons in the second week get a bit of size, like the 5ft on Tuesday the 14th, but it comes with a strong 22 mph cross-onshore that turns it into a washing machine. That kind of wind with that setup is frankly more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

Now, the real glimmer of promise lands on Sunday the 19th. This is our standout. The morning of the 19th is looking sweet. We've got an S swell running 6ft at 7 seconds, with a clean cross-off breeze from the NE. The combined energy jumps up to a solid moderate 310, so it'll have some decent push behind it. This is the kind of size that's fun for a strong intermediate, but might be pushing it for a beginner. It should be clean, and with crowds listed as 'often', expect plenty of local crew out, but that's a small price to pay for the best waves in the forecast. Be aware that a 7-second period tends to be pretty sectiony and a bit fat on a beach break like this, so you'll need to pick your peaks.

Monday the 20th still has some size early with a 6ft S swell, but the wind goes light onshore, and it's a bit more marginal. There's a few other mornings late in the run, like on the 21st and 22nd, that have waist-to-chest high S swell with that long period of 9 seconds, but the wind is always a bit cross-on, keeping it from being truly epic.

So, to sum it up: the first week and a half is a write-off. Hang tight. Sunday the 19th morning is the day to circle on the calendar. It's a bit of a long-range call, so check the charts as we get closer, but right now, that's your window.

Rusty, signing off.

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