TODAY'S RI SURF REPORT
WAVE HEIGHT
6.2ft
SWELL DIRECTION
ESE 114.0°
DOMINANT PERIOD
9.0 Seconds
WIND SPEED
6mph
WIND DIRECTION
NNE 30.0°
TIDES
Next High + 3.6ft @ 06:36am
SURF REPORT SUMMARY
Reporter: Nick Haase
Updated: 25, September, 2023 @ 02:29
Current Observation
Still a little wave out there this morning, looking just about waist high or so and fun with the bigger boards. Gusty northeast winds continue all day Best bet over next few days: Fun surf for the next few days Water Temperature: 68 Degrees Wetsuit needed: 3/2 Wetsuit
SURF OUTLOOK
3-Day Surf Forecast for Rhode Island
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
3-4 feet / Gusty NE Winds
Easterly windswell from Ophelia continues, waves around waist to chest high at top spots. Gusty northeast winds continue all day long, so east facers that pull in the most size will be out of commission.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
2-3 feet + / ENE winds
Windswell continues into mid week, still in the waist to stomach high zone. Northeast winds all day, shifting a bit more east through the day. Not great for east facing breaks, but should be some waves to surf at the south coast.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
2-3 feet / ENE winds
Another day of fun waves for Rhody, what a run! Surf around continues in the waist to stomach high zone. Unfortunately, winds continue to whip out of the east/northeast which limit the amount of surf-able spots. Plenty of waves if you know where to look!
FURTHER OUT
We’ve got tropical storm Philippe spinning out in the central Atlantic. Not expected to be a major swell producer for the northeast, but at the least we could see some fun little waves from the system late in the week and into the weekend.
Nice little run of surf this week + looking like the party should continue until at least early next week.
Take advantage!! Water is still plenty warm
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