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Atlantic Beach, Rhode Island

Beach in Newport County, Rhode Island

Air quality

The air at Atlantic Beach

Index 33, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Coastal (RI), 12 miles off.

33Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good14.5 mi
  • Ozone33Good30 ppb7.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide7Good7.3 ppb24.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.5 ppb14.5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm24.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 36, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Atlantic Beach

None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 9 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Atlantic Beach, the next 41 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 2 PM, under a mile for 5 hours.

FriSat
Atlantic Beach from its sand, nowLooking SSW from the sand at 10:51 AM, daylight, light rain, waves about 5.0 ft every 9 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.S190200210Facing SSW 195°Sun 45° leftWind 11 mphfrom S, onshoreSwell 5.0 ft from SSELongshore current, to the rightRip current risk: moderateRips run out through the surf
Looking SSW from the sand at 10:51 AM, daylight, light rain, waves about 5.0 ft every 9 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing SSW 195°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Rip current risk today: moderate

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 Newport RI, and the waves at buoy 44020, 51.8 mi away.

Today

Rip current risk
Moderate
Surf height
3 to 7 feet
Water temperature
In the lower 60s
UV index
Low

Waves at buoy 44020, Nantucket Sound

Wave height
3.0 ft
Period
-
From
SSE (151°)
Swell
0.3 ft at 7 s from SE
Wind waves
3.0 ft at 4 s from SSE
Water
61 °F
Read
Fri 10:10 AM
Distance
51.8 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; 3.0 ft at Fri 10:10 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri6 AM3.0 ftWave height at buoy 44020, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 3.0 ft at Fri 10:10 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftThuNoonFri3.0 ft
Significant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 3.0 ft at Fri 10:10 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 10:10 AM3.0 ft-SSE (151°)
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°)
Fri 1:50 AM1.3 ft3 sSE (133°)
Fri 12:50 AM1.0 ft3 sSE (127°)
Thu 11:50 PM0.7 ft--
Thu 10:50 PM0.7 ft--
Thu 9:50 PM0.7 ft--
Thu 8:50 PM0.7 ft--
Thu 7:50 PM1.0 ft3 sESE (114°)
Thu 6:50 PM1.0 ft4 sE (96°)
Thu 5:50 PM1.0 ft3 sNNE (21°)
Thu 4:50 PM1.6 ft3 sNNE (30°)
Thu 3:50 PM1.6 ft3 sNNE (15°)
Thu 2:50 PM2.0 ft3 sN (8°)
Thu 1:50 PM2.0 ft3 sN (5°)
Thu 12:50 PM2.6 ft4 sNNE (12°)
Thu 11:50 AM2.6 ft4 sN (359°)

Surf zone forecast

Newport RI, including Newport, Middletown, and Little Compton. Issued 4:10 AM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Rip current riskModerateModerate
Surf height3 to 7 feet4 to 6 feet
Water temperatureIn the lower 60s-
UV indexLow-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherCloudy. Patchy fog. ShowersMostly cloudy until 4 PM, then mostly sunny. Showers likely
High temperatureIn the upper 60sIn the lower 50s
WindsSouth winds 15 to 20 mphNorth winds around 20 mph
TidesNewportHigh 3.2 ft, 12:23 PMLow 0.9 ft, 5:50 PMNewportHigh 3.0 ft, 1:13 PM
Sunday
Surf height 2 to 5 feet. Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph
Monday
Surf height around 3 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds around 15 mph
Tuesday
Surf height around 3 feet. Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around 15 mph

Tide

Tide at NewportHigh 3.2 ft at Fri 12:23 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Fri 5:50 PM, High 3.0 ft at Sat 1:13 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon3.2 ft12:23 PM0.9 ft5:50 PM3.0 ft1:13 PMTide at NewportHigh 3.2 ft at Fri 12:23 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Fri 5:50 PM, High 3.0 ft at Sat 1:13 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftSatNoon3.2 ft12:23 PM0.9 ft5:50 PM3.0 ft1:13 PM
Tide at Newport. High 3.2 ft at Fri 12:23 PM, Low 0.9 ft at Fri 5:50 PM, High 3.0 ft at Sat 1:13 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Newport County
State
Rhode Island
Latitude
41.4890° N
Longitude
71.2848° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Atlantic Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station GW6360GW6360

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/23 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

NewportNDBC-NWPR1

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

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

NewportUUU

At an airfield/3.0 mi away/95 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Kingston 1 NW54796

At a climate reference station/13.2 mi away/115 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Middletown 2.2 SRI-NW-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/36 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Prudence Island WeatherNAXR1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.7 mi away/2 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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