the beach today
Middletown, Newport County

Second Beach
Sachuest

Second to None

The most beautiful and wild beach in the Newport area -- 1.5 miles of Atlantic sand between rocky headlands, Sachuest Point Wildlife Refuge on the east end, and better surf than crowded First Beach.

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

Second Beach

1.5 mi between rocky headlands

Wild · wildlife refuge

Easton's Beach

First Beach, Newport, 2 mi west

Carousel · Newport scene

Third Beach

Middletown, calm Nanaquaket Pond

Families · kayaks

Gooseberry Beach

Newport, private beach

Private · calm

Sachuest Point

Wildlife refuge, east end of the beach

Birding · wild

Fogland Beach

Tiverton, Sakonnet River bay side

Bay · calm

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Newport

10 min west

Cliff Walk, The Breakers, and Thames St restaurants

Middletown center

5 min

Local Middletown dining and the town center

Sachuest Point Refuge

adjacent

Walk east from the beach into the wildlife refuge

Portsmouth

20 min north

Farm stands, Green Animals Topiary Garden

see you on the sand

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

Right now at Second Beach, the water is 69°F, surf is running 2–3 ft and the air is 73°F but feels like 77°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 5 AM.