Charleston Beach
South County, Rhode Island, United States
No photo of Charleston Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:53 pm4.9
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
5.0
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
5.0
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
5.2
36 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
5.4
33 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
5.5
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
5.6
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
5.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
5.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
6.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Where to stay near the beach
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 13°C55°F
- Water
- 16°C61°F
- Wind
- 3823 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 4830 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:53 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 5 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
- Low 11 am, -0.9 m3 ft
- High 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
- Low 11 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
- Mon6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.1 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 0%
- Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Thu7.0 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- Picnic tables350 m0.2 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 3.9 km2.4 miNew Shoreham (town)
- Nearest airport
- 3 km2 miBlock Island State Airport (BID)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Mosquito Beach1.8 km1.1 mi east away5.7 Good later
- Scotch Beach2.3 km1.4 mi east away5.7 Good later
- Crescent Beach2.3 km1.5 mi east away5.7 Good later
- Block Island State Beach2.7 km1.7 mi south-east away5.7 Good later
- Mansion Beach2.8 km1.8 mi east away5.7 Good later