Check the Beach

Charlestown Beach

South County, Rhode Island, United States

No photo of Charlestown Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:53 pm
8 am
6.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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
10°C49°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph N
Gusts
5333 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:53 pm
Today
6.3Good8 am1811
5.9Good9 am2314
6.3Good10 am2214
6.4Good11 am2113
6.5Good12 pm2013
6.7Good1 pm1912
6.8Good2 pm1811
7.0Great3 pm1610
7.1Great4 pm149
7.3Great5 pm128
Sat
6.9Good8 am85
7.2Great9 am74
7.1Great10 am53
7.2Great11 am74
5.4Fair12 pm85
6.4Good1 pm95
7.3Great2 pm85
7.4Great3 pm75
7.4Great4 pm53
7.3Great5 pm43
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, <0.1 m. Low at 11 am, -0.9 m. High at 6 pm, <0.1 m. Low at 11 pm, -1.0 mHigh 5 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 11 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 11 pm, -1.0 m3 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • 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.

  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.2 GreatBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 850 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.9 km1.8 miCharlestown (town)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miWesterly State Airport (WST)

Nearby places

  • N.O. Bar Clam ShackFood and drink
    850 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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