Lighthouse Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Rhode Island, USA)

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Lighthouse Surf Guide

Lighthouse in Rhode Island is an exposed reef and point break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the west northwest with some shelter here from northeast winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. There are left and right breaking reefs Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rocks and rips.

Lighthouse Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef and point	3.0
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	5.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Lighthouse:

The best conditions reported for surf at Lighthouse occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Lighthouse (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Lighthouse with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 37% of the time in July while 59% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 4% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

37%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

59%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Lighthouse Location Map

Interactive Lighthouse surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Lighthouse is Theodore Francis Green State (Providence) Airport (PVD) in USA, 41 km (25 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Lighthouse is North Central State (Smithfield) Airport (SFZ), also in USA, 62 km (39 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Lighthouse Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 27 January 2023, 19:46 Local Time

m, °C	Fri	Saturday 28
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	S	SSE	SSE	SE
Period (s)	9	8	8	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Lighthouse look like?

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Tides at Lighthouse

Current tide and informaton

For Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, Rhode Island, 1 km from Lighthouse.

Next High Water: 12:34am | 0.94m

Next Low Water: 07:08am | 0.03m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Lighthouse Sea Temperature

Very cold water temperature (5.9 °C) at Lighthouse. Despite the sunshine, even with a thick winter wetsuit, neoprene hood, gloves and boots it will be difficult to stay comfortable in the sea for long today.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.