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Works best on long-period SE groundswells with light northerly offshore winds.
Small, shifting sandbars and a narrow takeoff zone concentrate surfers and make late drop-ins hazardous.
Surf GuideRhode Island
Baker's Beach
A pocket sandbar break that toes the Rhode Island sound with punchy, short-period peaks-surprisingly consistent for its size when a SE groundswells lines up. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Baker's Beach in Rhode Island.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelIntermediate
LocationRhode Island, US
Live conditions
- Waves 1-2 ft
- Period 7 s
- Wind N 7 kt
Tide curve (forecast)
2.3 ftrising
- Low0.0 ft
- High4.5 ft
- Low0.2 ft
- High4.7 ft
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Access is tight and parts of the beach are private so park legally.
Mid to high rising tides tend to groom the peaks while short local windswells produce punchy, closeout sections.
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