North Pier (Narragansett) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – this 16-day outlook for our local stretch is a real heartbreaker. We're looking at a long, dry spell with barely a wave worth paddling for. There's a tiny glimmer of hope way out at the end of the forecast, but you'll have to be patient.

The main story for the next two weeks is a whole lot of nothing. From August 11th right through to the 22nd, we're stuck with flat, weak conditions. Swell heights are mostly below 2ft, and the combined energy is tiny, regularly sitting under 100 (like 12 to 57). The wind is often okay, mostly light to moderate, and we get a few clean, glassy windows, but there's simply no swell to work with. It's a proper gap with no recommendations on offer.

Then, on Monday, 17th August, the forecast shows a slight pulse of life. The morning sees a 5ft swell rolling in from the S with a period around 7 seconds. The combined energy bumps up into a moderate 187. The wind is light offshore from the WNW, which would normally get you frothing. The afternoon hangs in there at 4ft with clean conditions, but the rating tells the story – it's "surfable but very ordinary." With a period that short, it's gonna be messy, weak, and sectiony. It is a tiny blip of hope in a long dry run, and with North Pier being fairly consistent, this is the one day to keep an eye on. It's sheltered and intermediate-level, and with the swell coming in from the S and the optimum direction being E, it's not a perfect match, but you take what you can get.

After that blip, we're back to small, weak surf right through the rest of the month until the very end of the forecast. The final days of August and into the 26th show another tiny nudge of 2ft swell, but with onshore or cross-onshore winds, it’s not going to be clean.

So, here's the deal. The standout, and really the only window, is Monday, 17th August. The morning session at North Pier offers the best call with that 5ft S swell and a clean, offshore WNW wind. It’s not epic, but it’s the best we've got. The afternoon will still be surfable, but a bit smaller and with a cross-off wind. For a spot that's relatively consistent, this is a promising but lean period. Keep the board waxed and hope the forecasts change.

Rusty, signing off.

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