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Plum Beach

South County, Rhode Island, United States

Plum Beach 5 photos

  • 170 IMG 2943

    170 IMG 2943. Ken Marshall from Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • 162 IMG 2937

    162 IMG 2937. Ken Marshall from Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • 165 IMG 2938

    165 IMG 2938. Ken Marshall from Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • DSCF3451

    DSCF3451. Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge 2015

    Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge 2015. Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:52 pm
8 am
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.3
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.2
14 km/h9 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
9°C47°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
149 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
4428 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:52 pm
Today
6.7Good8 am1610
6.3Good9 am2113
6.3Good10 am2113
6.3Good11 am2213
6.3Good12 pm2213
6.5Good1 pm2113
6.6Good2 pm2012
6.7Good3 pm1811
6.9Good4 pm1710
7.2Great5 pm149
Sat
7.1Great8 am64
7.0Great9 am21
6.3Good10 am42
6.9Good11 am43
7.3Great12 pm64
7.3Great1 pm75
7.3Great2 pm85
7.4Great3 pm85
7.4Great4 pm64
7.3Great5 pm53
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 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 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 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
670 m0.4 miBoston Neck opposite Snuff Mill
Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miSaunderstown (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miNewport State Airport (NPT)

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

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