Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Narragansett Town Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Narragansett Town Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Narragansett Town Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 3 | E 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:51AM0.79m | 2:27PM0.95m | 2:49AM0.75m | 3:26PM0.93m | 3:51AM0.73m | 4:26PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.23m | 9:27PM0.30m | 8:01AM0.26m | 10:34PM0.29m | 9:47AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | S 5 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SW 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 6 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 4 | — | S 5 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | S 5 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 2 | SSE 5 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 58 | 58 | 134 | 1055 | 164 | 134 | 164 | 164 | 172 | 76 | 608 | 3400 | 741 | 608 | 164 | 169 | 172 | 1177 | 698 | 1177 | 86 | 111 | 134 |
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