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Tuckerman's surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tuckerman's today?
The current surf forecast for Tuckerman's at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
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 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 6 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | |
88 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 44 | 34 | 30 | 18 | 43 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 29 | 40 | 50 | 69 | 76 | 101 | 114 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:42AM1.08m | 9:04PM1.33m | 9:35AM1.09m | 9:58PM1.30m | 10:30AM1.08m | 10:54PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM-0.14m | 3:34AM-0.09m | 3:10PM-0.11m | 4:28AM-0.05m | 4:03PM-0.06m | 5:25AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | S 16 | SSW 7 |
 kJ | 76 | 92 | 21 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 44 | 34 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | — | — | 5 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | 5 | 77 | 58 | 40 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SSE 7 | — | S 16 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 88 | 83 | 91 | 65 | 79 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 17 | 26 | — | 29 | 40 | 50 | 69 | 76 | 101 | 114 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 67 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 490 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 379 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 384 | 166 | 206 | 152 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 43 |
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