North Pier (Narragansett) surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 EDT
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North Pier (Narragansett) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Pier (Narragansett) sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North Pier (Narragansett) today?

The current surf forecast for North Pier (Narragansett) at 7PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (20 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (20 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

Table - waves today at North Pier (Narragansett). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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)
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
SE
10
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
9
8
9
8
56
41
30
29
6
4
12
12
12
12
12
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
N
15
NE
15
E
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
High Tide
11:28AM1.00m
11:52PM1.16m
12:29PM0.98m
00:52AM1.08m
1:31PM0.98m
1:52AM1.00m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.01m
6:15AM-0.00m
6:21PM0.09m
7:23AM0.04m
7:51PM0.14m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
28
29
26
24
20
18
16
15
10
11
13
11
11
11
10
10
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
26
27
25
23
17
15
13
12
6
9
12
10
10
11
8
7
11
9
8
8
9
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
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
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
9
90
68
58
56
41
30
29
20
20
12
12
12
12
12
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
SE
3
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
4
4
8
9
8
8
8
8
9
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
1
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
6
0.3
NW
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
94
96
193
1
1
6
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
242
216
219
1
5
4
8
8
10
124
180
697
76
180
111
735
705
705
697
709
697
619
619
619
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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