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Blue Beach, Rhode Island

Beach in Washington County, Rhode Island

Air quality

The air at Blue Beach

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Coastal (RI), 8 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good5.9 mi
  • Ozone23Good22 ppb5.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.1 ppb18.3 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.5 ppb15.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm18.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 3, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Blue Beach

0.33 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Sat 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.33in
Last 3 days
0.33in

Visibility

How far you can see at Blue Beach, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 3 miles Sat 6 AM.

SatSun
Blue Beach from its sand, nowLooking SSE from the sand at 2:23 AM, night, light rain, waves about 6.0 ft every 3 s, the tide falling at 0.9 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.SE140150160170Facing SSE 155°Wind 6 mphfrom NW, offshore
Looking SSE from the sand at 2:23 AM, night, light rain, waves about 6.0 ft every 3 s, the tide falling at 0.9 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing SSE 155°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: low

The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.

A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Washington RI, and the waves at buoy 44020, 59.8 mi away.

Rest of today

Rip current risk
Low
Surf height
Around 6 feet
Water temperature
In the mid 60s
UV index
Low

Waves at buoy 44020, Nantucket Sound

Wave height
1.3 ft
Period
3 s
From
WSW (251°)
Swell
0.7 ft at 5 s from E
Wind waves
1.3 ft at 3 s from WSW
Water
62 °F
Read
Sat 1:50 AM
Distance
59.8 mi

Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.

Wave height at buoy 44020, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 1.3 ft at Sat 1:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon6 PMSat1.3 ftWave height at buoy 44020, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 1.3 ft at Sat 1:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftNoonFriNoon1.3 ft
Significant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 1.3 ft at Sat 1:50 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Sat 1:50 AM1.3 ft3 sWSW (251°)
Sat 12:50 AM1.3 ft3 sWSW (245°)
Fri 11:50 PM2.0 ft3 sSW (227°)
Fri 10:50 PM2.0 ft4 sSW (236°)
Fri 9:50 PM2.3 ft4 sWSW (250°)
Fri 8:50 PM2.6 ft4 sWSW (242°)
Fri 7:50 PM2.6 ft4 sWSW (238°)
Fri 6:50 PM2.6 ft4 sWSW (241°)
Fri 5:50 PM2.3 ft4 sWSW (238°)
Fri 4:50 PM2.6 ft4 sSSW (207°)
Fri 3:50 PM2.6 ft4 sS (185°)
Fri 2:50 PM2.3 ft3 sS (174°)
Fri 1:50 PM1.6 ft3 sSE (146°)
Fri 12:50 PM2.0 ft4 sSSE (153°)
Fri 11:50 AM2.3 ft-SSE (153°)
Fri 10:50 AM2.6 ft4 sSE (131°)
Fri 9:50 AM3.0 ft4 sSSE (147°)
Fri 8:50 AM2.6 ft4 sSE (141°)
Fri 7:50 AM2.3 ft4 sSE (134°)
Fri 6:50 AM2.3 ft3 sSSE (151°)
Fri 5:50 AM2.3 ft3 sSSE (156°)
Fri 4:50 AM2.0 ft3 sSSE (164°)
Fri 3:50 AM2.0 ft3 sSSE (153°)
Fri 2:50 AM1.6 ft3 sSE (138°)

Surf zone forecast

Washington RI, including Narragansett, Charlestown, and Westerly. Issued 4:11 PM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastRest of todaySaturday
Rip current riskLowLow
Surf heightAround 6 feet4 to 7 feet
Water temperatureIn the mid 60s-
UV indexLow-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherCloudy. Patchy fog. A slight chance of showersMostly cloudy until 5 PM, then mostly sunny. Showers likely
High temperatureIn the upper 60sIn the lower 50s
WindsSouthwest winds around 15 mphNorth winds 15 to 25 mph
TidesWatch Hill PointHigh 2.4 ft, 1:04 PMPoint Judith (Harbor)High 3.0 ft, 12:11 PMNarragansett PierHigh 2.9 ft, 12:12 PMWatch Hill PointLow 0.6 ft, 6:59 AMHigh 2.2 ft, 1:54 PMPoint Judith (Harbor)Low 0.8 ft, 6:02 AMHigh 2.8 ft, 1:01 PMNarragansett PierHigh 2.7 ft, 1:02 PM
Sunday
Surf height 2 to 6 feet. Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph
Monday
Surf height 7 to 11 feet. Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 15 mph
Tuesday
Surf height 7 to 11 feet. Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers. Highs around 60. Northeast winds around 20 mph

Tide

Tide at Watch Hill PointHigh 2.4 ft at Fri 1:04 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 6:59 AM, High 2.2 ft at Sat 1:54 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft6 PMSat6 AMNoon2.4 ft1:04 PM0.6 ft6:59 AM2.2 ft1:54 PMNow 0.9 ftTide at Watch Hill PointHigh 2.4 ft at Fri 1:04 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 6:59 AM, High 2.2 ft at Sat 1:54 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftSatNoon2.4 ft1:04 PM0.6 ft6:59 AM2.2 ft1:54 PMNow 0.9 ft
Tide at Watch Hill Point. High 2.4 ft at Fri 1:04 PM, Low 0.6 ft at Sat 6:59 AM, High 2.2 ft at Sat 1:54 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Washington County
State
Rhode Island
Latitude
41.5815° N
Longitude
71.4340° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Blue Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

N. Kingston/QuonsetOQU

At an airfield/1.6 mi away/20 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Citizen station CW9873CW9873

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/72 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Port of DavisvilleNDBC-PDVR1

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.4 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Kingston 1 NW54796

At a climate reference station/8.4 mi away/115 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

measured daily2 instruments

North Kingston 1.3 NRI-WS-90

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/9 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Prudence Island WeatherNAXR1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.3 mi away/2 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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