Narragansett Town Beach 38.3
#4993 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Rhode Island · near Newport
Wind is the enemy here, peaks in September, thick rubber.
Best time to surf Narragansett Town Beach
The best time to surf Narragansett Town Beach is September, October, December. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 20°C, so pack a 2 mm shorty, and the typical wave is 0.7 m. The nearest airport is PVD (32 km) and the nearest town is Newport (13 km).
| Month | Surfable | Clean | Size | Water | Suit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60% | 1% | 0.7 m | 5°C | 6/5 |
| Feb | 79% | 0% | 0.9 m | 3°C | 6/5 |
| Mar | 65% | 2% | 0.7 m | 3°C | 6/5 |
| Apr | 62% | 1% | 0.7 m | 6°C | 6/5 |
| May | 67% | 1% | 0.7 m | 11°C | 5/4 |
| Jun | 49% | 0% | 0.6 m | 16°C | 3/2 |
| Jul | 54% | 0% | 0.6 m | 20°C | 2mm |
| Aug | 44% | 1% | 0.6 m | 21°C | 2mm |
| Sep | 65% | 8% | 0.7 m | 20°C | 2mm |
| Oct | 68% | 4% | 0.8 m | 18°C | 3/2 |
| Nov | 63% | 1% | 0.7 m | 13°C | 4/3 |
| Dec | 57% | 3% | 0.7 m | 9°C | 6/5 |
Why 38.3
Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.
The detail
Faces 110° with 28% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 78% of days. Mean peak period 7.2 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 75%. Months that work: 10 of 12. Coordinates 41.437, -71.452 (OpenStreetMap).
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