Second Beach (Sachuest Beach) surf forecast
Middletown · Rhode Island · United States
Today at Second Beach (Sachuest Beach): best around 12:00, 0.6 m at 8 s with offshore wind. Poor for intermediate surfers, poor for beginners, poor for advanced. Updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC.
Second Beach (Sachuest Beach) surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Surf | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 12:00 | 0.6 m · 8 s | offshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Wed 21 | 13:00 | 0.5 m · 8 s | offshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Thu 22 | 14:00 | 0.5 m · 9 s | offshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Fri 23 | 14:00 | 0.1 m · 8 s | offshore | Flat | Flat | Flat |
| Sat 24 | 08:00 | 0.1 m · 8 s | offshore | Flat | Flat | Flat |
| Sun 25 | 08:00 | 0.1 m · 7 s | cross-shore | Flat | Flat | Flat |
| Mon 26 | 08:00 | 0.1 m · 6 s | cross-shore | Flat | Flat | Flat |
Model forecast updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
Long crescent beach in Middletown, next to Newport, and Rhode Island's go-to wave in summer. The cliffs at the west end block the prevailing southwest wind, and the punchy beach break wakes up on any S to SE swell with a north wind, best mid to high tide. Summer surfing is at the west end; park in the western lot.
- Break
- beach break, peaks both ways; faces SSW
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- S, SSE, SE
- Best wind
- N, NNW, NNE (offshore)
- Best tide
- mid to high tide
- Season
- June-November
- Typical size
- 0.6-2 m
- Crowd
- high
- Hazards
- rocks at the west end; red seaweed blooms; rip currents; summer crowds
Second Beach (Sachuest Beach) surf cams
- Second Beach (Surfline, free (ads)): West end lineup
Nearby spots
- First Beach (Easton's Beach), Newport
- Ruggles, Newport
- Narragansett Town Beach, Narragansett
- Point Judith Lighthouse, Narragansett
- Matunuck, South Kingstown
- Misquamicut, Westerly
Questions
Is Second Beach (Sachuest Beach) good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (rocks at the west end; red seaweed blooms). Beginners nearby can try First Beach (Easton's Beach), Newport.
What swell, wind and tide work best at Second Beach (Sachuest Beach)?
S, SSE, SE swell, N, NNW, NNE wind (offshore), at mid to high tide. Typical size 0.6-2 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Second Beach (Sachuest Beach) are in the Surf Spoting app.