- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Tuckerman's surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tuckerman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | |
131 | 65 | 61 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 20 | 37 | 43 | 43 | 54 | 69 | 95 | 136 | 129 | 158 | 96 | 82 | 96 | 93 | 75 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:35AM1.09m | 9:58PM1.30m | 10:30AM1.08m | 10:54PM1.24m | 11:27AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM-0.09m | 3:10PM-0.11m | 4:28AM-0.05m | 4:03PM-0.06m | 5:25AM-0.00m | 4:59PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | | |  |  |  | |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 18 |
22 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
 kJ | 86 | 65 | 61 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 40 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 100 | 110 | 118 | 96 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 75 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | E 3 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 62 | 40 | 11 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 131 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 20 | 37 | 43 | 43 | 54 | 69 | 95 | 136 | 129 | 158 | — | 82 | 96 | 93 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 490 | 22 | 593 | 593 | 155 | 155 | 255 | 161 | 258 | 258 | 206 | 629 | 12 | 254 | 155 | 52 | 442 | 206 | 206 | 0 | 2 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tuckerman's surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest