
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sakonnet River Break today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sakonnet River Break at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sakonnet River Break. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 18 | 28 | 63 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.20m | 10:20PM1.24m | 10:48AM1.20m | 11:10PM1.16m | 11:41AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM-0.03m | 4:41AM-0.02m | 4:39PM0.02m | 5:17AM0.01m | 5:30PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 5 | — | SE 13 |
11 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | 11 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 15 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 8 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | — | — |
1 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 14 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
— | 18 | 28 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 15 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 90 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 1164 | 1039 | 2 | 92 | 1039 | 591 | 1023 | 2491 | 591 | 591 | 599 | 1039 | 1023 | 599 | 599 | 2637 | 2637 | 360 | 479 | 1463 |
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