Check the Beach

Sunset Beach

Newport County, Rhode Island, United States

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:52 pm
8 am
5.4
41 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.4
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.7
35 km/h22 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
21 km/h13 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
12°C54°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
3924 km/hmph N
Gusts
4830 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:52 pm
Today
5.4Fair8 am4125
5.4Fair9 am3824
5.7Good10 am3522
5.8Good11 am3321
5.8Good12 pm3220
5.8Good1 pm3220
6.0Good2 pm3018
6.2Good3 pm2717
6.4Good4 pm2415
6.6Good5 pm2113
Sat
7.0Great8 am75
7.0Great9 am74
6.5Good10 am64
7.0Great11 am53
7.3Great12 pm42
7.3Great1 pm43
7.3Great2 pm43
7.3Great3 pm53
7.3Great4 pm32
7.3Great5 pm32
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.

  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5.9 km3.7 miWickford (village)
Nearest airport
9 km6 miNewport State Airport (NPT)

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

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