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Plum Beach, Rhode Island

Beach in Washington County, Rhode Island

Air quality

The air at Plum Beach

Index 38, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Coastal (RI), 6 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good1.8 mi
  • Ozone38Good32 ppb1.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide6Good6.8 ppb22.3 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb17.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm22.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

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

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Plum Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. 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 Plum Beach, the next 41 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 6 PM, under a mile for 4 hours.

FriSat
Plum Beach from its sand, nowLooking E from the sand at 10:40 PM, night, clear, waves about 2.5 ft every 9 s, the tide falling at 1.3 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.Betelgeuse7080E100Facing E 84°Wind 5 mphfrom SE, onshoreRip current risk: moderateRips run out through the surf
Looking E from the sand at 10:40 PM, night, clear, waves about 2.5 ft every 9 s, the tide falling at 1.3 ft. The flag is the colour of the day's rip current risk, moderate (yellow), not a flag raised on the beach.
NESW

Facing E 84°

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 Washington RI, and the waves at buoy 44020, 58.8 mi away.

Rest of today

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

Waves at buoy 44020, Nantucket Sound

Wave height
0.7 ft
Period
-
From
-
Swell
0.3 ft at 4 s from ESE
Wind waves
0.7 ft at 3 s from ESE
Water
61 °F
Read
Thu 9:50 PM
Distance
58.8 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; 0.7 ft at Thu 9:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftWed6 AMNoon6 PMThu6 AMNoon6 PM0.7 ftWave height at buoy 44020, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 0.7 ft at Thu 9:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftNoonThuNoon0.7 ft
Significant wave height from 0.7 ft to 3.0 ft; 0.7 ft at Thu 9:50 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
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°)
Thu 5:50 AM1.3 ft3 sNW (321°)
Thu 4:50 AM1.3 ft3 sNNW (327°)
Thu 3:50 AM1.0 ft3 sNNW (341°)
Thu 2:50 AM1.0 ft2 sNW (318°)
Thu 1:50 AM1.0 ft2 sW (268°)
Thu 12:50 AM1.0 ft2 sWNW (285°)
Wed 11:50 PM1.0 ft2 sWNW (289°)
Wed 10:50 PM1.0 ft2 sWNW (300°)

Surf zone forecast

Washington RI, including Narragansett, Charlestown, and Westerly. Issued 4:09 PM EDT Thu Oct 15.

ForecastRest of todayFriday
Rip current riskModerateLow
Surf height2 to 3 feet3 to 6 feet
Water temperatureIn the mid 60s-
UV indexModerate-
Thunderstorm potentialNoneNone
WeatherSunnyCloudy. Patchy fog. Showers
High temperatureIn the lower 60sIn the upper 60s
WindsEast winds around 5 mphSouth winds 15 to 20 mph
TidesWatch Hill PointHigh 2.6 ft, 12:16 PMPoint Judith (Harbor)High 3.2 ft, 11:29 AMLow 0.6 ft, 5:37 PMNarragansett PierHigh 3.2 ft, 11:24 AMLow 0.6 ft, 5:15 PMWatch 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 PM
Saturday
Surf height 4 to 7 feet. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 15 mph
Sunday
Surf height 2 to 5 feet. Sunny. Patchy frost. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 10 mph
Monday
Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs around 60. Southwest winds around 10 mph

Tide

Tide at Watch Hill PointHigh 2.6 ft at Thu 12:16 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 6:12 AM, High 2.4 ft at Fri 1:04 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftNoon6 PMFri6 AMNoon2.6 ft12:16 PM0.5 ft6:12 AM2.4 ft1:04 PMNow 1.3 ftTide at Watch Hill PointHigh 2.6 ft at Thu 12:16 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 6:12 AM, High 2.4 ft at Fri 1:04 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftFriNoon2.6 ft12:16 PM0.5 ft6:12 AM2.4 ft1:04 PMNow 1.3 ft
Tide at Watch Hill Point. High 2.6 ft at Thu 12:16 PM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 6:12 AM, High 2.4 ft at Fri 1:04 PM. Heights in feet above mean lower low water.

Beach

County
Washington County
State
Rhode Island
Latitude
41.5245° N
Longitude
71.4187° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Plum Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station EW8410EW8410

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/59 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

NewportNDBC-NWPR1

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.0 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

N. Kingston/QuonsetOQU

At an airfield/5.0 mi away/20 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Kingston 1 NW54796

At a climate reference station/6.7 mi away/115 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Saunderstown 1.4 SWRI-WS-110

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/23 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

KingstonKGNR1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.8 mi away/113 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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