the beach today
Washington County Shore

Misquamicut
Beach

Watch Hill Bound

Rhode Island's longest beach -- nearly 3 miles of Atlantic sand in Westerly, with Atlantic Beach Park rides, the carousel, and Watch Hill just 4 miles west.

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

Misquamicut State Beach

RI's longest beach, nearly 3 miles

State beach · lifeguards

Watch Hill Beach

4 mi west, private and exclusive

Exclusive · beautiful

Weekapaug Beach

2 mi east, quieter residential stretch

Local feel

East Matunuck

25 mi east, South County local scene

Surf · Ocean Mist bar

Napatree Point

Watch Hill, wildlife refuge spit

No vehicles · wild

Narragansett Town Beach

30 mi east, South County icon

Towers · surf culture

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Westerly

15 min

Restored Union Station arts district and dining

Watch Hill

10 min west

Flying Horses carousel and Olympia Tea Room

Charlestown

20 min east

Ninigret Pond and wildlife refuge

Mystic, CT

35 min west

Mystic Seaport Museum and the village drawbridge

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Misquamicut, the water is 70°F, surf is running 2–3 ft and the air is 73°F but feels like 76°F. Wind is 9 mph from the S and the UV index peaks at 6 (high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 66 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 1 PM to 2 PM. Dogs are not allowed right now. Allowed again from October 1.