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Second Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Sachuest, Rhode Island

Second Beach, Sachuest, Rhode Island: 1 ft, knee high, at 4 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.3 ft at 5 seconds from the southwest, with an 11 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 17 mph. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.7 ft at 7:43 am.

Poor

1 ft

knee high

Swell from the southwest; wind from the west-northwest at 11 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces north-northeast.NSWE
first light 5:58 amrating through the daylast light 4:59 pm
Swell
1.3 ft · 5 s · SWplus 1.1 ft · 12 s · SSE
Wind
11 mph (WNW), gusts 17cross-shore
Tide
1.2 ft risinghigh 3.7 ft at 7:43 am
Water
59°F4/3–5/4 hooded
Air
46°Ffeels like 35°F
Sun
rise 6:27 amset 4:30 pm

Second Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Second Beach: 4 pm, Poor, on a rising low tide.

Today Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Second Beach today, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460241–2 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p☀ 6:27 am4:30 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Wed, Nov 11
Surf height at Second Beach tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11, 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 Second Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising mid tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Tue, Nov 10, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 173.0 ft
7 am1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 153.5 ft
8 am1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 163.7 ft
9 am1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 173.3 ft
10 am1 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 182.5 ft
11 am1 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 181.7 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 191.0 ft
1 pm1 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 200.5 ft
2 pm1 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 210.3 ft
3 pm1 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 220.4 ft
4 pm1–2 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 220.8 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 181.4 ft
Tomorrow, Wed, Nov 11
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 172.4 ft
7 am1 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 173.1 ft
8 am1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 173.5 ft
9 am1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 163.4 ft
10 am1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 152.9 ft
11 am1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 152.1 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 161.3 ft
1 pm0–1 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 170.7 ft
2 pm0–1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 170.5 ft
3 pm0–1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 160.4 ft
4 pm0–1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 150.6 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (W)1.1 ft

Second Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 4 am, sets at Second Beach arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.

Set rhythm: about 1 waves per set every minute, with about 8 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.0 ft faces
Waves per set
about 1
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 2 s
Lulls
about 8 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
10% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Second Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Second Beach: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 10 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.

Second 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 weekend2461–2Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 100–1Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 110–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 120–1Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–0Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 140–0Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–0Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 160–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 170–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 180–1Thu, Nov 19: PoorThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24WedNov 25ratingswell

Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25

Days 11–16 for Second Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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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
Second Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftPoor1.6 ft · 4 s · WSW10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 1615 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 214 pm
Wed, Nov 110–1 ftPoor2.4 ft · 7 s · SW11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 1711 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 177 am
Thu, Nov 120–1 ftPoor0.5 ft · 5 s · SSW10 mph cross-shore (E)15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 221 pm
Fri, Nov 130–1 ftPoor2.7 ft · 4 s · ENE17 mph offshore (NE), gusts 2215 mph offshore (NE)12 pm
Sat, Nov 14flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.3 ft · 7 s · SE16 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 2116 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 216 am
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor—14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2012 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 1810 am
Mon, Nov 16flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.1 ft · 8 s · SE10 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 167 mph cross-shore (NW)4 pm
Tue, Nov 17flat (under 1 ft)Poor—5 mph cross-shore (NW)5 mph onshore (SW)4 pm
Wed, Nov 18flat (under 1 ft)Poor—10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 1611 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 1610 am
Thu, Nov 19flat (under 1 ft)Poor—8 mph offshore (N)calm1 pm
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25Days 11–16 for Second Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Second Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Second Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.1 ft at 1:13 am, high 3.7 ft at 7:43 am, low 0.3 ft at 2:16 pm and high 2.9 ft at 7:55 pm. At 4 am the tide is 1.2 ft and rising.

Tide height at Second Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-1012345Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 13now 1.2 ft, risingLow 0.1 ft1:13 amHigh 3.7 ft7:43 amLow 0.3 ft2:16 pmHigh 2.9 ft7:55 pmLow 0.2 ft1:45 amHigh 3.5 ft8:21 amLow 0.4 ft2:40 pmHigh 3.0 ft8:42 pmLow 0.7 ft2:10 amHigh 4.0 ft9:03 amLow 1.2 ft3:11 pmHigh 3.6 ft9:21 pmLow 1.4 ft2:49 am
Tide height at Second Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Second Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 8 days.
DayTides
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.1 ft at 1:13 amHigh 3.7 ft at 7:43 amLow 0.3 ft at 2:16 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 7:55 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 0.2 ft at 1:45 amHigh 3.5 ft at 8:21 amLow 0.4 ft at 2:40 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 8:42 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low 0.7 ft at 2:10 amHigh 4.0 ft at 9:03 amLow 1.2 ft at 3:11 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:21 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 1.4 ft at 2:49 amHigh 4.2 ft at 9:40 amLow 1.4 ft at 4:01 pmHigh 3.4 ft at 10:03 pm
Sat, Nov 14Low 1.3 ft at 3:33 amHigh 3.7 ft at 10:25 amLow 1.2 ft at 4:36 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 10:47 pm
Sun, Nov 15Low 0.8 ft at 4:27 amHigh 2.8 ft at 11:15 amLow 0.6 ft at 5:20 pmHigh 2.4 ft at 11:51 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.8 ft at 5:11 amHigh 2.7 ft at 12:09 pmLow 0.7 ft at 6:07 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.6 ft at 12:49 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:16 amHigh 2.7 ft at 1:01 pm

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

Second Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Second Beach is about 59°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 35°F and an 11 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 59°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 59 degrees, 4/3–5/4 hooded; 57 to 59 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood59°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.

Surf spots near Second Beach

Spots near Second Beach with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Second BeachEaston's / First BeachRugglesGoosewing BeachHorseneck BeachNarragansett Town BeachScarborough State Beach

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About Second Beach

Second Beach is a beach break in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, facing south-southwest. Also called Sachuest Beach and Sachuest Point.

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