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East Beach State Beach

South County, Rhode Island, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:53 pm
8 am
5.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
27 km/h16 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.4
23 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.0
16 km/h10 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°C61°F
Wind
2918 km/hmph N
Gusts
5333 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:53 pm
Today
5.7Good8 am2616
5.5Good9 am2817
6.0Good10 am2716
6.2Good11 am2515
6.3Good12 pm2415
6.4Good1 pm2315
6.5Good2 pm2214
6.7Good3 pm2113
6.8Good4 pm1912
7.0Great5 pm1610
Sat
7.0Great8 am106
7.2Great9 am95
7.1Great10 am64
7.2Great11 am85
6.4Good12 pm96
6.0Good1 pm96
7.4Great2 pm106
7.4Great3 pm117
7.4Great4 pm117
7.3Great5 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -0.8 m. High at 6 pm, -<0.1 m. Low at 12 am, -1.0 mLow 11 am, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -1.0 m3 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 11 am, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -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.

  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About East Beach State Beach

East Beach State Beach is a state beach in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is located 0.67 miles from Sam Ferrenti East Beach Town Beach. The nearest town is Quonochontaug village, 1.5 miles away.

From Wikipedia

East Beach or East State Beach is a seaside public recreation area on Quonochontaug Neck, the narrow barrier island that separates Block Island Sound and Ninigret Pond, in the town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, United States. The state beach encompasses three miles (4.8 km) of oceanfront and abuts Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge.

Source: East Beach State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
2.4 km1.5 miQuonochontaug (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miWesterly State Airport (WST)

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

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