2nd Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 EDT
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2nd Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 2nd Beach sea temperature is
3.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at 2nd Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 2nd Beach at 3PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Mar)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at 2nd Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.6
SE
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)888885667777777667456666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222213134166108155186155127106826332292021225959736164
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
15
WSW
10
W
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
1.05
9:40PM
1.18
10:07AM
1.02
10:28PM
1.17
10:57AM
0.98
11:20PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:08AM
-0.16
3:09PM
-0.19
3:51AM
-0.15
3:48PM
-0.17
4:36AM
-0.10
4:30PM
-0.13
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:48-------6:47-------6:45------
Sunset----6:55-------6:57-------6:58---
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------25------------1445
Temp. °C33555676669111185444577786
Feels °C (?)-1-10-2-3-20-1234664200-3-2-13461
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