TODAY'S RI SURF REPORT
WAVE HEIGHT
6.2ft
SWELL DIRECTION
SSE 160.0°
DOMINANT PERIOD
9.0 Seconds
WIND SPEED
9mph
WIND DIRECTION
N 10.0°
TIDES
Next High + 3.3ft @ 06:42am
SURF REPORT SUMMARY
Reporter: Nick H
Updated: 17, September, 2021 @ 08:46
Current Observation
Knee to thigh high surf out there this morning and building a bit into the waist high zone this afternoon. Should be worth having a look, especially with the floater boards. Winds out of the north all day. Best bet over next few days: This PM, Tomorrow AM Water Temperature: 69 Degrees Wetsuit needed: 2mm Short Sleeve Full or Shorty wetsuit
SURF OUTLOOK
3-Day Surf Forecast for Rhode Island
Out of town this weekend - surf outlook update coming Monday AM!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
2-3 feet AM / NNE winds
Fun little SSE windswell continues into Saturday morning, in that same waist to stomach high zone with a few bigger sets possible at standouts. Definitely doesn't shine a light to that last Larry swell, but should be enough to get wet. NNE winds expected
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
1-2 feet AM / Variable winds
Surf fades into Sunday, but still some little knee to thigh high waves around early. Worth having a look with the logs. Northerly winds
FURTHER OUT
Still a fair bit of activity happening off the African Coast - NHC now watching two areas of interest.
The more interesting system, Invest 95 is currently crusing west towards the Caribbean.
Models are showing the system developing into a tropical storm in the next day or so, as it continues pushing west.
Still too early to know how the system will develop as it gets closer to the Caribbean, so stay tuned!
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