Narragansett · Washington County · Rhode Island
Narragansett Town Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Rhode Island
Narragansett Town Beach, Rhode Island: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.3 ft at 11 seconds from the southeast, with a 14 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 23 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 2.8 ft at 7:22 pm.
1–2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 1.3 ft · 11 s · SEplus 0.7 ft · 8 s · S
- Wind
- 14 mph (WNW), gusts 23offshore
- Tide
- 0.3 ft risinghigh 2.8 ft at 7:22 pm
- Water
- 58°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 52°Ffeels like 43°F
- Sun
- rise 6:27 amset 4:32 pm
Narragansett Town Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Narragansett Town Beach: 9 am, Poor to Fair, on a falling 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 Narragansett Town Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 3.7 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 17 | 4.0 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 3.7 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 3.0 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 2.1 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 1.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 0.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 0.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 0.1 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 0.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 24 | 1.7 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 2.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 3.5 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 3.6 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 17 | 3.3 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 2.5 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 1.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 21 | 0.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 23 | 0.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 23 | 0.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 24 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 1.3 ft |
Narragansett Town Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Narragansett Town Beach arrive about every 2 minutes with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 1.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 13 s
- Lulls
- about 68 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 9% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Narragansett Town Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Narragansett Town Beach: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 0–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor to Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Narragansett Town 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.6 ft · 8 s · SSW | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 11 s · SSE | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 15 | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 23 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 7 s · SSW | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–3 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 9 s · SE | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 20 | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 7 s · SE | 17 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 25 | 16 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 23 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 7 s · SE | 13 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 19 | 13 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 20 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 3 s · NE | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 14 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 25 | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 10 mph offshore (NW), gusts 18 | 11 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 21 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 8 mph cross-shore (N) | 5 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 5 mph offshore (NW) | 5 mph offshore (W) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Narragansett Town Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Narragansett Town Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Narragansett Town Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.2 ft at 12:46 am, high 4.0 ft at 7:02 am, low 0.1 ft at 1:47 pm and high 2.8 ft at 7:22 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.3 ft and rising.
Narragansett Town Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.2 ft at 12:46 amHigh 4.0 ft at 7:02 amLow 0.1 ft at 1:47 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 7:22 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.0 ft at 1:18 amHigh 3.6 ft at 7:47 amLow 0.2 ft at 2:19 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 8:01 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.2 ft at 1:53 amHigh 3.6 ft at 8:24 amLow 0.3 ft at 2:47 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 8:46 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.6 ft at 2:19 amHigh 4.0 ft at 9:11 amLow 1.4 ft at 3:10 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 9:20 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.4 ft at 3:08 amHigh 4.2 ft at 9:47 amLow 1.5 ft at 4:02 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 10:05 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.3 ft at 3:50 amHigh 3.7 ft at 10:28 amLow 1.1 ft at 4:52 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 10:56 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.9 ft at 4:34 amHigh 2.9 ft at 11:15 amLow 0.6 ft at 5:40 pmHigh 2.3 ft at 11:55 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.6 ft at 5:25 amHigh 2.5 ft at 12:10 pmLow 0.4 ft at 6:23 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.3 ft at 12:54 amLow 0.6 ft at 6:28 amHigh 2.4 ft at 1:04 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Narragansett Town Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Narragansett Town Beach is about 58°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 43°F and a 14 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 Narragansett Town Beach
- Scarborough State Beach3.2 mi SSW · 3 ft · Good
- Point Judith5.1 mi SSW · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Matunuck6.6 mi SW · 2 ft · Poor
- Ruggles8.5 mi ENE · 2 ft · Poor
- Green Hill9.0 mi WSW · 2 ft · Poor
- Easton's / First Beach9.2 mi ENE · 1–2 ft · Poor to Fair
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About Narragansett Town Beach
Narragansett Town Beach is a beach break in Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, facing southeast. Also called Gansett.
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