Napatree Jetty surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 EDT
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Napatree Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Napatree Jetty sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Napatree Jetty today?

The current surf forecast for Napatree Jetty at 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (21 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (21 May)2ft (0.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Napatree Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Sun morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
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)
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.2
S
7
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
38
27
27
27
18
18
13
13
6
8
14
14
15
15
4
17
40
86
134
205
305
448
565
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
5
ENE
15
S
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
40
E
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:11PM0.86m
1:37AM0.89m
2:10PM0.85m
2:36AM0.83m
3:09PM0.85m
3:34AM0.78m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.07m
8:51AM0.07m
8:20PM0.12m
10:03AM0.09m
10:25PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:06
8:07
3
3
2
2
3
6
Temp °C
14
16
15
13
12
13
12
11
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
14
12
12
11
11
8
5
8
8
7
7
7
8
7
6
7
6
3
4
4
3
2
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.2
S
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
39
38
27
27
27
18
18
11
10
6
6
7
6
15
15
4
4
4
3
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
E
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
12
12
12
3
12
12
12
13
13
3
8
14
14
14
14
4
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SE
9
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
8
13
2
3
4
3
3
5
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
5
8
1
4
15
35
38
29
15
5
9
24
17
40
86
134
205
305
448
565
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
Distance (km)
22
27
144
52
140
150
710
684
707
748
2588
2588
754
646
615
587
587
1095
1095
9
31
587
480
369
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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