Tuckerman's surf break

Tuckerman's surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 May 2026 EDT
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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
14.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuckerman's today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuckerman's at 11AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

Table - waves today at Tuckerman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
2 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
18
15
25
23
25
26
25
25
16
16
15
17
14
15
18
39
30
20
15
9
5
11
10
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
0
SSW
0
SSW
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
25
SW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NNW
50
N
40
N
35
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NW
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:31AM0.86m
6:53PM1.08m
7:15AM0.87m
7:35PM1.08m
7:56AM0.87m
8:13PM1.07m
Low Tide
11:57AM0.11m
1:06AM0.12m
12:34PM0.10m
1:40AM0.09m
1:13PM0.09m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:08
8:09
8:10
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
21
18
18
15
14
13
11
13
17
17
17
15
15
11
8
7
5
8
10
11
10
9
14
14
18
18
18
14
12
10
8
10
14
15
15
13
11
5
1
-1
-6
-1
2
5
6
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
25
18
12
25
23
25
26
25
25
16
16
15
17
14
15
18
39
30
20
15
9
5
11
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
10
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
7
6
15
2
11
7
7
8
8
1
8
2
1
1
5
4
6
1
4
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.2
E
3
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
4
2
3
6
2
5
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
E
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
3
15
19
11
5
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
22
22
22
66
122
22
22
91
91
91
119
593
86
86
157
157
527
733
957
1025
967
44
16
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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