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Lighthouse surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lighthouse sea temperature is
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lighthouse today?
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 11PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 09). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 390 | 374 | 424 | 615 | 953 | 960 | 670 | 650 | 699 | 645 | 453 | 388 | 336 | 123 | 493 | 549 | 432 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:25PM 0.88 | 11:50AM 0.93 | 12:22AM 0.85 | 12:47PM 0.84 | 1:21AM 0.84 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:25PM -0.02 | 5:39AM 0.02 | 6:24PM 0.03 | 6:52AM 0.08 | 7:25PM 0.07 | 8:07AM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - |
| Sunset | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
| Feels °C (?) | -9 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -8 | -9 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -9 |
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