Surf Forecasts:
Sakonnet River Break surf forecast from 9 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 12 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 12 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, S swell with 269 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 12 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sakonnet River Break this week:
The surf forecast for Sakonnet River Break over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 12) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Sakonnet River Break in the next 16 days are 1.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 12) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Oct 12) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Mon 12th Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Mon 12th Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 12th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sakonnet River Break over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 269 | 190 | 146 | 60 | 41 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.11m | 8:02AM1.26m | 8:23PM1.09m | 8:44AM1.25m | 9:04PM1.05m | 9:24AM1.20m | 9:45PM0.99m | 10:05AM1.12m | 10:27PM0.92m | 10:46AM1.04m | 11:10PM0.85m | 11:30AM0.95m | 11:56PM0.79m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.02m | 2:08PM0.02m | 2:00AM0.01m | 2:44PM0.03m | 2:34AM0.02m | 3:20PM0.05m | 3:10AM0.05m | 3:58PM0.09m | 3:48AM0.08m | 4:37PM0.14m | 4:28AM0.13m | 5:19PM0.20m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 269 | 190 | 146 | 60 | 41 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 7 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | S 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 138 | — | 101 | 45 | — | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | SE 6 | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 7 | — | E 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | SW 5 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 893 | 2410 | 1579 | 1353 | 1353 | 1539 | 1039 | 204 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 152 | 20 | 164 | 114 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 |
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