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Compass Rose Beach, Rhode Island

Beach in Washington County, Rhode Island

Air quality

The air at Compass Rose Beach

Index 34, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Coastal (RI), 9 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)2Good15 mi
  • Ozone34Good36 ppb6.6 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.9 ppb17.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb17.6 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm17.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 36, good.

Smoke, the next 46 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 Compass Rose Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Compass Rose Beach, the next 46 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 1 PM, under a mile for 1 hour.

FriSat
Compass Rose Beach from its sand, nowLooking S from the sand at 5:52 AM, night, overcast, waves about 5.0 ft every 3 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.150160170SFacing S 169°Wind 10 mphfrom SSE, onshoreSwell 5.0 ft from SSELongshore current, to the right
Looking S from the sand at 5:52 AM, night, overcast, waves about 5.0 ft every 3 s. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, low (green), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing S 169°

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, 59.0 mi away.

Today

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

Waves at buoy 44020, Nantucket Sound

Wave height
2.0 ft
Period
3 s
From
SSE (155°)
Swell
0.3 ft at 6 s from SE
Wind waves
2.0 ft at 3 s from SSE
Water
61 °F
Read
Fri 5:20 AM
Distance
59.0 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; 2.0 ft at Fri 5:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PMFri2.0 ftWave height at buoy 44020, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 2.0 ft at Fri 5:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftNoonThuNoonFri2.0 ft
Significant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 2.0 ft at Fri 5:20 AM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Fri 5:20 AM2.0 ft3 sSSE (155°)
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°)
Thu 10:50 AM2.6 ft4 sN (1°)
Thu 9:50 AM3.0 ft4 sN (350°)
Thu 8:50 AM2.6 ft4 sN (352°)
Thu 7:50 AM2.6 ft4 sN (350°)
Thu 6:50 AM2.0 ft3 sNNW (328°)

Surf zone forecast

Washington RI, including Narragansett, Charlestown, and Westerly. Issued 4:10 AM EDT Fri Oct 16.

ForecastTodaySaturday
Rip current riskLowModerate
Surf height3 to 7 feet4 to 6 feet
Water temperatureIn the mid 60s-
UV indexLow-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherCloudy. Patchy fog. ShowersMostly cloudy until 3 PM, then mostly sunny. A chance of showers
High temperatureIn the upper 60sIn the lower 50s
WindsSouth winds around 15 mphNorth winds around 15 mph
TidesWatch Hill PointLow 0.5 ft, 6:12 AMHigh 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 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 10 mph
Tuesday
Surf height around 3 feet. Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds around 15 mph

Tide

Tide at Watch Hill PointLow 0.5 ft at Fri 6:12 AM, 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.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft6 AMNoon6 PMSat6 AMNoon0.5 ft6:12 AM2.4 ft1:04 PM0.6 ft6:59 AM2.2 ft1:54 PMNowTide at Watch Hill PointLow 0.5 ft at Fri 6:12 AM, 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.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftNoonSatNoon0.5 ft6:12 AM2.4 ft1:04 PM0.6 ft6:59 AM2.2 ft1:54 PMNow
Tide at Watch Hill Point. Low 0.5 ft at Fri 6:12 AM, 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
41.5861° N
Longitude
71.4169° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Compass Rose Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

N. Kingston/QuonsetOQU

At an airfield/0.8 mi away/20 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Port of DavisvilleNDBC-PDVR1

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.8 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Citizen station CW9873CW9873

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.0 mi away/72 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Kingston 1 NW54796

At a climate reference station/9.2 mi away/115 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

measured daily2 instruments

North Kingstown 2.6 NRI-WS-59

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/15 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Prudence Island WeatherNAXR1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.4 mi away/2 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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