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Tuckerman's surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuckerman's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tuckerman's sea temperature is
11.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tuckerman's today?
The current surf forecast for Tuckerman's at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tuckerman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | |
25 | 53 | 75 | 80 | 64 | 61 | 75 | 66 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 51 | 67 | 59 | 116 | 180 | 159 | 127 | 108 | 77 | 49 | 39 | 74 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:36PM1.08m | 6:04AM0.94m | 6:30PM1.18m | 6:59AM1.00m | 7:21PM1.27m | 7:51AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM-0.00m | 00:05AM0.01m | 11:54AM-0.06m | 00:56AM-0.05m | 12:40PM-0.11m | 1:48AM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — |
 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 61 | 51 | 58 | 59 | 116 | 180 | 159 | 121 | 108 | 77 | 49 | 32 | 74 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | — | — | SE 10 | SW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | SSE 11 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 6 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 67 | 24 | 12 | — | 101 | 127 | 71 | 1 | 25 | 39 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 37 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 53 | 75 | 80 | 64 | 61 | 75 | 66 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1037 | 1619 | 1711 | 1041 | 354 | 313 | 258 | 139 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
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