North Pier (Narragansett) surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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
10.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for North Pier (Narragansett) at 5PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (12 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
10
1
S
5
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
8
8
5
4
4
4
4
4
16
10
5
4
57
60
49
37
37
30
33
55
73
125
116
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
E
5
S
5
S
10
S
0
SSW
5
N
5
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:57PM1.05m
5:20AM0.90m
5:48PM1.15m
6:12AM0.94m
6:36PM1.24m
7:01AM0.98m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.03m
10:59PM0.04m
10:49AM-0.03m
11:55PM-0.03m
11:41AM-0.08m
00:48AM-0.09m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
13
11
10
10
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
9
10
10
8
6
6
6
8
6
6
7
9
9
9
9
12
12
11
13
11
11
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
Energy kJ
14
8
8
5
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
37
37
30
33
55
73
125
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
6
0.5
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
Energy kJ
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
16
10
5
1
4
4
4
2
1
27
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
ESE
4
Energy kJ
7
2
14
18
12
12
13
22
45
55
47
45
57
60
49
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
52
119
119
608
162
162
135
173
1020
1126
876
876
284
298
476
27
111
8
165
52
27
1
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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