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Tuckerman's surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.9°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 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 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 Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | |
30 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 59 | 88 | 143 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.05m | 00:51AM1.09m | 1:24PM1.04m | 1:50AM1.01m | 2:23PM1.03m | 2:48AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.09m | 7:50AM0.09m | 7:19PM0.16m | 9:02AM0.11m | 9:24PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | 8:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 13 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — |
 kJ | 30 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 59 | 88 | 143 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | E 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | E 4 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | 5 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 195 | 601 | 690 | 195 | 710 | 710 | 710 | 714 | 722 | 733 | 747 | 747 | 633 | 710 | 754 | 747 | 633 | 520 | 520 | 520 |
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