Westerly · Washington County · Rhode Island
Watch Hill Surf Report & Forecast, Westerly, Rhode Island
Watch Hill, Westerly, Rhode Island: 1 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.2 ft at 4 seconds from the west-southwest, with an 18 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 25 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 2.5 ft at 8:18 pm.
1 ft
knee high · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 2.2 ft · 4 s · WSWplus 1.0 ft · 11 s · SSE
- Wind
- 18 mph (WNW), gusts 25cross-shore
- Tide
- -0.2 ft risinghigh 2.5 ft at 8:18 pm
- Water
- 58°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 51°Ffeels like 40°F
- Sun
- rise 6:28 amset 4:34 pm
Watch Hill surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Watch Hill: 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 Watch Hill: 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 | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 22 | 2.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 22 | 3.5 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 23 | 3.6 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 26 | 3.3 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 29 | 2.6 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 28 | 1.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 28 | 0.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 25 | 0.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 22 | -0.2 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 25 | -0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 26 | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 28 | 0.9 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 2.2 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 2.9 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 18 | 3.3 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 3.4 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 20 | 3.0 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 2.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 25 | 1.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 27 | 0.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 28 | 0.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 28 | -0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 26 | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 26 | 0.6 ft |
Watch Hill waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Watch Hill arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 1.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 3 s
- Lulls
- about 21 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
- 6% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Watch Hill surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Watch Hill: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 0–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Watch Hill 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 ft | Poor | 2.1 ft · 4 s · WSW | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 23 | 15 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 22 | 12 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 3 s · WSW | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 18 | 19 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 28 | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 4 s · WSW | 13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 21 | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–2 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 2 s · ESE | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 16 | 17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 25 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 8 s · SE | 18 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 28 | 17 mph offshore (N), gusts 26 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.6 ft · 8 s · SE | 14 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 22 | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 21 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 5 s · WSW | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 25 | 16 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 27 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.9 ft · 4 s · WSW | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 8 mph offshore (N) | calm | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Watch Hill are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Watch Hill tide chart and tide times
Tides at Watch Hill today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.0 ft at 1:35 am, high 3.6 ft at 7:49 am, low -0.3 ft at 2:32 pm and high 2.5 ft at 8:18 pm. At 3 pm the tide is -0.2 ft and rising.
Watch Hill tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.0 ft at 1:35 amHigh 3.6 ft at 7:49 amLow -0.3 ft at 2:32 pmHigh 2.5 ft at 8:18 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low -0.1 ft at 2:15 amHigh 3.4 ft at 8:35 amLow -0.1 ft at 3:10 pmHigh 2.5 ft at 8:55 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.0 ft at 2:57 amHigh 3.2 ft at 9:12 amLow 0.0 ft at 3:44 pmHigh 2.7 ft at 9:40 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.6 ft at 3:31 amHigh 3.8 ft at 10:02 amLow 1.2 ft at 4:17 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 10:09 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.2 ft at 4:30 amHigh 3.8 ft at 10:34 amLow 1.1 ft at 5:15 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 11:02 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.1 ft at 5:13 amHigh 3.3 ft at 11:15 amLow 0.7 ft at 6:09 pmHigh 2.5 ft at 11:52 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.7 ft at 6:10 amHigh 2.6 ft at 12:03 pmLow 0.2 ft at 7 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 2.0 ft at 12:54 amLow 0.4 ft at 7:03 amHigh 2.2 ft at 12:59 pmLow 0.0 ft at 7:47 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.0 ft at 1:53 amLow 0.4 ft at 8:05 amHigh 2.1 ft at 1:54 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Watch Hill water temperature
The water temperature at Watch Hill is about 58°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 40°F and an 18 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 Watch Hill
- Napatree0.7 mi W · 1 ft · Poor
- Misquamicut3.2 mi ENE · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Weekapaug6.0 mi ENE · 1–2 ft · Poor
- East Beach9.7 mi ENE · 2 ft · Poor
- Charlestown Breachway12 mi ENE · 2 ft · Poor
- Green Hill14 mi ENE · 2 ft · Poor
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About Watch Hill
Watch Hill is a reef break in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, facing south-southwest. Also called Watch Hill Lighthouse and Watch Hill Point.
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