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Sakonnet River Break Surf Forecast
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Sakonnet River Break surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sakonnet River Break surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sakonnet River Break sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sakonnet River Break today?
The current surf forecast for Sakonnet River Break at 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sakonnet River Break. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | |
30 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 59 | 88 | 143 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.05m | 00:51AM1.09m | 1:24PM1.04m | 1:50AM1.01m | 2:23PM1.03m | 2:48AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.09m | 7:50AM0.09m | 7:19PM0.16m | 9:02AM0.11m | 9:24PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | 8:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 13 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — |
 kJ | 30 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 59 | 88 | 143 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | E 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | E 4 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | 5 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 197 | 102 | 194 | 204 | 726 | 726 | 748 | 788 | 2596 | 2596 | 794 | 691 | 661 | 634 | 634 | 1141 | 1141 | 45 | 23 | 634 | 528 | 419 |
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