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Tuckerman's surf break

Tuckerman's surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 EDT
Forecast 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
8.8° C
(Which is 2.0°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 5AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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 (?)
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)666667777666898833444455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1510111213148884431322254411192826
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
5
N
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
S
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
offoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:11PM
1.25
10:43AM
1.02
11:06PM
1.19
11:40AM
0.98
12:05AM
1.12
12:40PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
-0.08
4:14PM
-0.10
5:23AM
-0.01
5:04PM
-0.02
6:28AM
0.07
6:02PM
0.06
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---5:58-------5:56-------5:54----
Sunset------7:30-------7:30-------7:31-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----111----------2122--
Temp. °C544587684333566555356677
Feels °C (?)-1-2-112024-2-3-2-311-1-1-1-2-2-20145
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