Tuckerman's surf break

Tuckerman's surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
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)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
13
8
8
8
15
19
13
12
12
27
49
53
58
60
72
60
62
39
39
30
32
38
73
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
N
10
NNW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
S
5
SW
10
SSW
0
NNW
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:06AM0.84m
4:39PM0.98m
5:06AM0.88m
5:36PM1.08m
6:04AM0.94m
6:30PM1.18m
Low Tide
10:25AM0.06m
11:14PM0.09m
11:09AM-0.00m
00:05AM0.01m
11:54AM-0.06m
00:56AM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:54
7:55
7:57
1
3
Temp °C
8
9
12
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
12
13
13
11
10
11
3
4
7
9
7
6
6
5
6
6
5
5
7
7
8
8
9
11
9
12
12
10
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
SSE
7
Energy kJ
12
13
8
8
8
5
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
39
39
30
32
38
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.5
E
5
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
7
7
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
16
10
2
4
4
4
2
14
11
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
Energy kJ
3
1
15
19
13
12
12
27
49
53
58
60
72
60
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
66
26
66
109
109
726
152
119
119
155
1033
1140
1352
1041
318
268
470
261
216
202
119
19
19
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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