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Tuckerman's surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 15 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tuckerman's today?
The current surf forecast for Tuckerman's at 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tuckerman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | |
113 | 84 | 77 | 92 | 86 | 51 | 61 | 58 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 86 | 132 | 175 | 91 | 64 | 70 | 56 | 106 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:21PM1.27m | 7:51AM1.05m | 8:12PM1.32m | 8:42AM1.08m | 9:04PM1.33m | 9:35AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM-0.09m | 1:28PM-0.14m | 2:41AM-0.10m | 2:18PM-0.14m | 3:34AM-0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 113 | 84 | 77 | 92 | 86 | 51 | 61 | 58 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 100 | 92 | 77 | 64 | 70 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SW 4 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 68 | 38 | 23 | 72 | 3 | 20 | 41 | 44 | 32 | 28 | 10 | — | — | 113 | 22 | — | — | 33 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 10 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | ENE 2 | ESE 2 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 32 | 86 | 132 | 175 | 91 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 106 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 1165 | 155 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 593 |
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