Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sakonnet River Break today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sakonnet River Break at 3PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Sakonnet River Break. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 46 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:50AM0.74m | 5:31PM0.88m | 5:46AM0.78m | 6:18PM0.92m | 6:32AM0.85m | 6:57PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.23m | 11:54PM0.23m | 11:30AM0.19m | 00:34AM0.18m | 12:19PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 4 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | S 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 46 | 38 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | SSE 12 | S 6 | S 8 | E 7 | SSE 12 | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 |
3 | — | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 44 | — | 10 | — | 37 | 38 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 27 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 748 | 206 | 748 | 1725 | 454 | 267 | 92 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 68 | 69 | 45 | 152 | 20 | 20 | 68 | 117 | 155 | 166 | 164 | 141 | 4 |
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