Tuckerman's surf break

Tuckerman's surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 29 May 2026 EDT
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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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuckerman's today (30 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuckerman's at 12AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)--
Afternoon (30 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (30 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
27
62
176
62
38
44
33
15
10
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
15
11
11
18
19
11
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
W
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
50
N
40
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
20
N
15
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:35PM1.08m
7:56AM0.87m
8:13PM1.07m
8:35AM0.87m
8:50PM1.04m
9:12AM0.86m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.09m
1:13PM0.09m
2:18AM0.08m
1:55PM0.08m
2:58AM0.07m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
15
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
8
8
11
16
17
16
15
14
14
13
14
12
13
15
11
10
11
4
3
3
-3
-2
2
3
3
4
7
14
12
12
14
13
13
12
13
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.2
E
8
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
S
7
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
9
5
5
121
62
38
44
33
15
4
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
8
14
11
11
18
19
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
1
3
7
6
6
5
10
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
16
15
9
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NW
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
6
1
1
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
0.8
WNW
4
0.6
N
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
27
62
176
16
8
16
11
3
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
593
607
593
12
89
89
2
733
967
206
25
25
19
19
19
19
85
19
19
22
19
22
22
85
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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