the beach today
Narragansett, South County RI

Narragansett
Town Beach

Towers Above

RI's most iconic public beach, directly below the 1884 Narragansett Towers, with consistent surf, strong local surf culture, and the South County beach town of Narragansett Pier village.

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

Narragansett Town Beach

Under the historic 1884 Towers

Iconic · surf culture

Scarborough State Beach

1 mi south, RI's busiest state beach

High energy · pavilion

Roger Wheeler State Beach

2 mi south, calm family beach

Gentle surf · families

Salty Brine State Beach

2.5 mi south, pocket beach at Galilee

Local · small lot

East Matunuck

10 mi west, Ocean Mist bar on the sand

Surf · live music

Second Beach

Newport area, 25 mi north

Wild · wildlife refuge

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Narragansett Pier

5 min walk

Restaurants on Ocean Rd under the famous Towers

Point Judith

10 min south

Block Island Ferry terminal and Galilee fishing village

Kingston

20 min north

URI campus and Kingston village

Newport

25 min north

Cliff Walk and the Gilded Age mansions

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Narragansett, the water is 70°F, surf is running 2–3 ft and the air is 72°F. Wind is 10 mph from the SSW and the UV index peaks at 6 (high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 161 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 allowed right now. Allowed until May 15.