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Tuckerman's surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 ESTForecast 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
8.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tuckerman's today?
The current surf forecast for Tuckerman's at 8PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tuckerman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 129 | 204 | 387 | 452 | 428 | 538 | 528 | 760 | 189 | 169 | 143 | 121 | 127 | 108 | 82 | 78 | 50 | 37 | 35 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:59AM 0.97 | 12:30AM 0.96 | 12:53PM 0.89 | 1:26AM 0.94 | 1:48PM 0.82 | 2:22AM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:35PM 0.11 | 6:22AM 0.17 | 7:41PM 0.13 | 8:22AM 0.20 | 8:28PM 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
| Feels °C (?) | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -8 |
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