Surf Forecasts:
Lighthouse surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, S swell with 60 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lighthouse this week:
The surf forecast for Lighthouse over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lighthouse in the next 16 days are 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lighthouse over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. I’ve had a good look at the charts for our corner of Rhode Island, and frankly, it’s a pretty bleak run ahead for Lighthouse (Point Judith). We’re talking about a 16-day stretch where the waves are just flat-out gutless for the most part, so don’t get your hopes up. The water temp is sitting at a pretty standard 70°F right now, nothing unusual for this time of year.
We kick off on Wednesday the 26th with tiny 0.4m to 0.6m of weak south-east swell and a light cross-off breeze. That’s about 1ft to 2ft. It’s clean, sure, but there’s no power behind it – the combined energy is a paltry 32 to 44. Thursday the 27th doesn’t get much better; a bit more wind, a bit more chop, and still only 0.6m (2ft). Friday the 28th morning shows a slight bump to 0.9m (3ft) from the south, and the energy ticks up to 106 (moderate), but it’s a short-period windswell of only 6 seconds and the wind is cross-shore. Friday afternoon sees the first mention of "surfable but very ordinary" with 0.8m (3ft), but that’s the best we get for over a week.
Saturday the 29th through to Monday the 1st of September is a sad story of 0.3m to 0.6m (1ft to 2ft) swells and weak energy. Monday the 31st of August morning is glassy as a lake, but with only 0.3m (1ft) and energy at 10, there’s nothing to ride. We then hit a dry spell of several days with nothing worth paddling out for. The energy picks up slightly around the 2nd and 3rd of September with a longer period (11 seconds) swell, but it’s only 0.5m to 0.8m (2ft to 3ft) and the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, ruining any chance of a decent wave.
Moving into the second week, the pattern is the same: onshore winds, small chop, and combined energies barely cracking 100. Around the 6th and 7th of September, we see energy hit 123 and 118 as that easterly swell pushes in with 0.7m (2ft) and a nice 11 to 12 second period, but the wind is cross-onshore, making it messy. The best chance you’ll get in the whole outlook pops up on Wednesday the 9th of September. We’ve got a clean moderate offshore wind from the NW, a 0.5m (2ft) south-east swell with an 11-second period, and the energy is 85. It’s still only 2ft, but the offshore wind and that long period groundswell could line up a clean little peak or two for the reef and point setup here. The other option is Thursday the 10th with more clean offshore wind, but the swell drops back to 0.4m (1ft).
Honestly, if you’re looking for a standout, that Wednesday the 9th is your best bet, but it’s a tiny wave. For anything with real push, there’s nothing on the cards. With such small swell and consistent onshore wind at other times, this setup looks far more interesting for a kite surfer than anyone on a paddle board.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 43 | 55 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 60 | 47 | 54 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:28PM1.05m | 7:50AM0.98m | 8:08PM1.08m | 8:30AM1.04m | 8:47PM1.09m | 9:09AM1.09m | 9:26PM1.07m | 9:49AM1.12m | 10:06PM1.04m | 10:31AM1.12m | 10:49PM0.98m | 11:16AM1.12m | 11:35PM0.92m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16PM0.09m | 1:50AM0.04m | 1:51PM0.04m | 2:17AM-0.00m | 2:26PM0.00m | 2:46AM-0.03m | 3:03PM-0.02m | 3:16AM-0.05m | 3:41PM-0.02m | 3:50AM-0.05m | 4:22PM-0.00m | 4:26AM-0.04m | 5:08PM0.04m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 9 |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 43 | 55 | 45 | 47 | 45 | 60 | 47 | 54 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 44 | 40 | 29 | 38 | 25 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 9 | — | ENE 4 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 3 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 47 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 24 | 33 | 43 | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 1062 | 0 | 127 | 1062 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 45 | 749 | 173 | 727 | 50 | 106 | 1171 | 1171 | 1171 | 121 |
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