Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sakonnet River Break today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sakonnet River Break at 10PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sakonnet River Break. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:29PM0.91m | 2:49AM0.74m | 3:27PM0.87m | 3:48AM0.72m | 4:31PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM0.32m | 8:16AM0.27m | 10:21PM0.31m | 9:29AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | — | S 5 | SE 8 | S 14 | SE 8 | S 10 | SW 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 2 | NE 2 | NE 2 | NE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1039 | 117 | 206 | 155 | 206 | 591 | 384 | 228 | 965 | 591 | 198 | 97 | 182 | 723 | 710 | 137 | 117 | 126 | 126 |
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