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South Shore Beach

Newport County, Rhode Island, United States

South Shore Beach 1 photo

  • Goosewing Beach

    Goosewing Beach. Rbyteisbst, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:51 pm
8 am
5.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.6
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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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
2113 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
4830 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:51 pm
Today
5.8Good8 am2415
5.7Good9 am2515
6.1Good10 am2415
6.1Good11 am2415
6.2Good12 pm2415
6.2Good1 pm2415
6.3Good2 pm2314
6.5Good3 pm2113
6.6Good4 pm2013
6.8Good5 pm1711
Sat
7.0Great8 am96
7.1Great9 am85
6.8Good10 am74
7.2Great11 am74
7.3Great12 pm85
7.3Great1 pm96
7.3Great2 pm95
7.3Great3 pm74
7.3Great4 pm74
7.3Great5 pm64
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.

  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 640 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4 km2.5 miLittle Compton (town)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miNewport State Airport (NPT)

Nearby places

  • Hawaiian Jim’s Shave IceJuice
    640 m0.4 mi
  • Ice Cream CartFood and drink
    750 m0.5 mi
  • Hot Dogs CartHot dog
    760 m0.5 mi

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

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