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Easton's / First Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Newport, RI

Easton's / First Beach, Newport, Rhode Island: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 2.8 ft at 7 seconds from the southwest, with a 15 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 22 mph. Water is about 58°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 2.9 ft at 7:16 pm.

Poor to Fair

1–2 ft

knee high

Swell from the southwest; wind from the west-northwest at 15 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces north-northwest.NSWE
first light 5:57 amrating through the daylast light 5 pm
Swell
2.8 ft · 7 s · SWplus 1.2 ft · 11 s · SSE
Wind
15 mph (WNW), gusts 22cross-shore
Tide
0.4 ft risinghigh 2.9 ft at 7:16 pm
Water
58°F4/3–5/4 hooded
Air
53°Ffeels like 43°F
Sun
rise 6:26 amset 4:31 pm

Easton's / First Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Easton's / First Beach: 4 pm, Fair, on a rising low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Easton's / First Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460242–2 ftnow6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p☀ 6:26 am4:31 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Easton's / First Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460241–1 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6a9a12p3pratingwind

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 Easton's / First Beach: 5 pm, Poor, on a rising mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1–2 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 143.7 ft
7 am1–2 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 164.0 ft
8 am1–2 ftPoor to Fair11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 173.7 ft
9 am2 ftPoor to Fair12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 183.0 ft
10 am2 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 182.1 ft
11 am2 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 221.2 ft
12 pm2 ftFair12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 180.6 ft
1 pm1–2 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 220.3 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 230.2 ft
3 pmnow2 ftPoor to Fair15 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 230.4 ft
4 pm2 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 221.0 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 241.8 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 173.0 ft
7 am1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 163.5 ft
8 am1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 163.7 ft
9 am1 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 183.3 ft
10 am1 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 182.5 ft
11 am1 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 191.6 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 210.9 ft
1 pm1 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 220.5 ft
2 pm1 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 220.3 ft
3 pm1 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 230.4 ft
4 pm1 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 230.8 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 191.4 ft

Easton's / First Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 3 pm, sets at Easton's / First Beach arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 1 waves per set every minute, with about 42 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.8 ft faces
Waves per set
about 1
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 7 s
Lulls
about 42 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
18% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Easton's / First Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Easton's / First Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.

Easton's / First Beach surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2461–2Mon, Nov 9: FairMonNov 91–1Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 100–1Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 110–2Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–2Fri, Nov 13: FairFriNov 130–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–0Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–0Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 160–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 170–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

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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
Easton's / First Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–2 ftFair3.1 ft · 8 s · SW11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 1715 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 234 pm
Tue, Nov 101 ftPoor1.6 ft · 4 s · WSW11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 1616 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 225 pm
Wed, Nov 110–1 ftPoor2.1 ft · 7 s · SW11 mph cross-shore (W)10 mph cross-shore (WNW)7 am
Thu, Nov 120–2 ftPoor0.5 ft · 2 s · E6 mph cross-shore (ENE)13 mph cross-shore (E)3 pm
Fri, Nov 131–2 ftFair1.9 ft · 7 s · SE17 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 2317 mph offshore (N), gusts 2210 am
Sat, Nov 140–1 ftPoor0.8 ft · 8 s · SSW14 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 1915 mph offshore (NW)6 am
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.2 ft · 13 s · SE14 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2216 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2510 am
Mon, Nov 16flat (under 1 ft)Poor—12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 1912 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 214 pm
Tue, Nov 17flat (under 1 ft)Poor—9 mph offshore (N)6 mph offshore (N)4 pm
Wed, Nov 180–1 ftPoor—5 mph offshore (NW)4 mph cross-shore (W)7 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Easton's / First Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Easton's / First Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Easton's / First Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.3 ft at 12:42 am, high 4.0 ft at 6:58 am, low 0.2 ft at 1:45 pm and high 2.9 ft at 7:16 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.4 ft and rising.

Tide height at Easton's / First Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-1012345Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.4 ft, risingLow 0.3 ft12:42 amHigh 4.0 ft6:58 amLow 0.2 ft1:45 pmHigh 2.9 ft7:16 pmLow 0.0 ft1:12 amHigh 3.7 ft7:43 amLow 0.3 ft2:16 pmHigh 2.9 ft7:56 pmLow 0.2 ft1:45 amHigh 3.6 ft8:20 amLow 0.4 ft2:42 pmHigh 3.0 ft8:42 pmLow 0.7 ft2:10 am
Tide height at Easton's / First Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Easton's / First Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 0.3 ft at 12:42 amHigh 4.0 ft at 6:58 amLow 0.2 ft at 1:45 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 7:16 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.0 ft at 1:12 amHigh 3.7 ft at 7:43 amLow 0.3 ft at 2:16 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 7:56 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 0.2 ft at 1:45 amHigh 3.6 ft at 8:20 amLow 0.4 ft at 2:42 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 8:42 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low 0.7 ft at 2:10 amHigh 4.0 ft at 9:07 amLow 1.4 ft at 3:03 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 9:17 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 1.5 ft at 2:57 amHigh 4.2 ft at 9:43 amLow 1.6 ft at 3:52 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 10 pm
Sat, Nov 14Low 1.4 ft at 3:37 amHigh 3.7 ft at 10:24 amLow 1.2 ft at 4:40 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 10:51 pm
Sun, Nov 15Low 1.0 ft at 4:22 amHigh 3.0 ft at 11:11 amLow 0.6 ft at 5:27 pmHigh 2.3 ft at 11:50 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.7 ft at 5:13 amHigh 2.6 ft at 12:06 pmLow 0.5 ft at 6:12 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.3 ft at 12:49 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:16 amHigh 2.5 ft at 1:01 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Easton's / First Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Easton's / First Beach is about 58°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 43°F and a 15 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 scale with wetsuit bands. Now 58 degrees, 4/3–5/4 hooded; 57 to 58 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood58°F now

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.

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About Easton's / First Beach

Easton's / First Beach is a beach break in Newport County, Rhode Island, facing south-southeast. Also called Eastons Beach.

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