Charlestown · Washington County · Rhode Island
East Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Charlestown, Rhode Island
East Beach, Charlestown, Rhode Island: 1 ft, knee high, at 1 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.4 ft at 4 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 13 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 24 mph. Water is about 58°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.0 ft at 1:50 am.
1 ft
knee high · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 1.4 ft · 4 s · WSWplus 0.6 ft · 7 s · SSW
- Wind
- 13 mph (WNW), gusts 24cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.1 ft fallinglow 0.0 ft at 1:50 am
- Water
- 58°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 46°Ffeels like 34°F
- Sun
- rise 6:29 amset 4:32 pm
East Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at East Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at East Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 21 | 2.6 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 3.3 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 18 | 3.6 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 3.4 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 2.8 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 20 | 2.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 1.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 24 | 0.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 26 | 0.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 24 | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 23 | 1.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 21 | 2.0 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 19 | 2.7 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 20 | 3.2 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 3.4 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 3.0 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 21 | 2.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 24 | 1.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 25 | 0.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 0.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | 0.7 ft |
East Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 1 am, sets at East Beach arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 1.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 3 s
- Lulls
- about 20 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 8% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
East Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at East Beach: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for East Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 4 s · WSW | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 18 | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 26 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 4 s · WSW | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 20 | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 3 s · SE | 10 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 18 | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 29 | 12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.7 ft · 6 s · E | 17 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 31 | 15 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 28 | 12 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 7 s · ESE | 12 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 22 | 12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 5 s · WSW | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 23 | 10 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 19 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.2 ft · 3 s · W | 9 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 16 | 6 mph offshore (NW), gusts 11 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 5 mph offshore (NW) | 6 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 10 mph offshore (NW), gusts 17 | 11 mph offshore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 7 mph offshore (NNE) | calm | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for East Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
East Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at East Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.0 ft at 1:50 am, high 3.6 ft at 8:08 am, low 0.1 ft at 2:47 pm and high 2.7 ft at 8:23 pm. At 1 am the tide is 0.1 ft and falling.
East Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.0 ft at 1:50 amHigh 3.6 ft at 8:08 amLow 0.1 ft at 2:47 pmHigh 2.7 ft at 8:23 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.1 ft at 2:30 amHigh 3.4 ft at 8:46 amLow 0.2 ft at 3:17 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 9:10 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.7 ft at 2:56 amHigh 3.9 ft at 9:28 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:56 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:49 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.4 ft at 3:41 amHigh 4.1 ft at 10:02 amLow 1.2 ft at 4:51 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 10:31 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.3 ft at 4:32 amHigh 3.5 ft at 10:48 amLow 1.0 ft at 5:39 pmHigh 2.6 ft at 11:14 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.7 ft at 5:39 amHigh 2.7 ft at 11:38 amLow 0.4 ft at 6:27 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.2 ft at 12:22 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:22 amHigh 2.6 ft at 12:33 pmLow 0.5 ft at 7:16 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.4 ft at 1:19 amLow 0.9 ft at 7:32 amHigh 2.6 ft at 1:25 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
East Beach water temperature
The water temperature at East Beach is about 58°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 34°F and a 13 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 58°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near East Beach
- Charlestown Breachway2.3 mi ENE · 1 ft · Poor
- Weekapaug3.7 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Green Hill4.4 mi ENE · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Misquamicut6.5 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Matunuck7.0 mi ENE · 1 ft · Poor
- Watch Hill9.7 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
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About East Beach
East Beach is a beach break in Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island, facing south. Also called Ninigret.
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