Check the Beach

West Beach

South County, Rhode Island, United States

West Beach 2 photos

  • Block Island North Light - right rear

    Block Island North Light - right rear. Waz8, CC0. Source

  • Block Island North Light - left rear

    Block Island North Light - left rear. Waz8, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:53 pm
8 am
4.9
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.0
41 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
42 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
38 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.4
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.6
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.7
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.9
29 km/h18 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
4025 km/hmph N
Gusts
4931 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:53 pm
Today
4.9Fair8 am3824
5.0Fair9 am4125
5.0Fair10 am4226
5.1Fair11 am3823
5.4Fair12 pm3522
5.5Good1 pm3421
5.6Good2 pm3421
5.7Good3 pm3220
5.7Good4 pm3119
5.9Good5 pm2918
Sat
7.2Great8 am96
7.3Great9 am96
7.2Great10 am85
7.2Great11 am106
7.1Great12 pm127
6.7Good1 pm1510
7.0Great2 pm1711
6.9Good3 pm1811
6.9Good4 pm1711
6.9Good5 pm1811
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.

  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
6.1 km3.8 miNew Shoreham (town)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miBlock Island State Airport (BID)

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

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