the beach today
Newport, Rhode Island

Easton's Beach
First Beach

First in Newport

Newport's main public beach at the base of the Cliff Walk, with the historic 1928 carousel rotunda, Easton's Pond behind the sand, and the Gilded Age mansions rising above -- there is no beach backdrop like it.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Garages, lots & meters

Sunset

Sunset countdown & live cam

Dining

Where to eat after the sand

Things to Do

Cruises, sails & tours

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Easton's Beach

Newport's main public beach

Carousel · Newport

Second Beach

Sachuest, 2 mi east, better surf

Wild · wildlife refuge

Gooseberry Beach

Newport, private beach club

Private · calm

Bailey's Beach

Newport, the exclusive Cliff Walk end

Private · exclusive

Third Beach

Middletown, calm Nanaquaket Pond

Families · calm

Fort Adams

State park harbor swimming

Historic · harbor views

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Newport Cliff Walk

5 min walk

The Breakers and the marble mansions along the coast

Thames St

10 min

Restaurants, sailboat charters, and the wharf

Bellevue Ave

10 min

Mansion tour tickets at The Preservation Society

Middletown

10 min east

Second Beach and the quieter Newport County side

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Easton's Beach. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Right now at First Beach, the water is 69°F, surf is running 2–3 ft and the air is 73°F but feels like 78°F. Wind is 7 mph from the SSW and the UV index peaks at 6 (high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 31 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 1 PM to 2 PM. Today’s tides: High 12:51 AM, Low 5:40 AM, High 1:17 PM, Low 6:24 PM. Dogs are not allowed right now. Allowed again from October 1.