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Foggy Watch Hill Cove sunrise
Near east beach lighthouse. Photo: Juliancolton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

east beach lighthouse

Surf spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

35Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Sat 7: 4 ft swell at 7 s, 3 hours of offshore wind

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 5 out of 100

Swell
1 ft7 s
Energy
9kJ
Wind
W 9 kn
Temp
15°C

Tue 3 · 7 out of 100

Swell
1 ft6 s
Energy
4kJ
Wind
WSW 9 kn
Temp
15°C

Wed 4 · 5 out of 100

Swell
1 ft5 s
Energy
3kJ
Wind
SSW 6 kn
Temp
16°C

Thu 5 · 12 out of 100

Swell
2 ft4 s
Energy
10kJ
Wind
SSW 8 kn
Temp
17°C

Fri 6 · 56 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 s
Energy
108kJ
Wind
SSW 4 kn
Temp
17°C

Sat 7 · 72 out of 100

Swell
4 ft7 s
Energy
176kJ
Wind
WNW 8 kn
Temp
17°C

Sun 8 · 32 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 s
Energy
63kJ
Wind
NW 10 kn
Temp
12°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 112, too small
  2. Mon 25, too small
  3. Tue 37, too small
  4. Wed 45, too small
  5. Thu 512, too small
  6. Fri 656, fair
  7. Sat 772, good
  8. Sun 832, too small
  9. Mon 918, too small
  10. Tue 104, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
  • Offshore: NWwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 4–14 ftof swell
  • Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at east beach lighthouse, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov12, too small1 ft7 s2 ft at break (est.)13kJwind from the north, 6 knots, offshore12°C
Mon 2Nov5, too small1 ft7 s2 ft at break (est.)9kJwind from the west, 9 knots15°C
Tue 3Nov7, too small1 ft6 s1 ft at break (est.)4kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots15°C
Wed 4Nov5, too small1 ft5 s1 ft at break (est.)3kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots16°C
Thu 5Nov12, too small2 ft4 s2 ft at break (est.)10kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots17°C
Fri 6Nov56, fair4 ft6 s5 ft at break (est.)108kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots17°C
Sat 7Nov72, good4 ft7 s5 ft at break (est.)176kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore17°C
Sun 8Nov32, too small2 ft8 s3 ft at break (est.)63kJwind from the north-west, 10 knots, offshore12°C
Mon 9Nov18, too small1 ft7 s2 ft at break (est.)21kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots11°C
Tue 10Nov4, too small1 ft7 s2 ft at break (est.)17kJwind from the east-north-east, 15 knots13°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 00:42 +0.4 mLow 06:46 −0.4 mHigh 13:11 +0.6 mLow 19:44 −0.4 m
  • Mon 2 NovHigh 01:52 +0.5 mLow 08:05 −0.4 mHigh 14:19 +0.5 mLow 20:49 −0.5 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 02:58 +0.5 mLow 09:19 −0.4 mHigh 15:24 +0.5 mLow 21:48 −0.5 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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Photos of east beach lighthouse

Watch Hill Cove, Watch Hill, RI 2
Near east beach lighthouse. Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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About east beach lighthouse

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces SE (155°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (335°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–14 ft of swell. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 22°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Watch Hill, 1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 3 dive sites.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,110–US$1,980 each

about US$1,110–US$1,980 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PVD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$167–US$348
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$301–US$502
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$147–US$241
Totalabout US$1,110–US$1,980

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Watch Hill

2 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Watch Hill · Booking.com

About Watch Hill its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 30m

About 5h 30m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PVD, direct, then 1h 20m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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