Vaills Beach
South County, Rhode Island, United States41.149, -71.573Beach break · faces SSE (166°)
Spot guide
Vaills Beach is an SSE-facing beach break in South County, Rhode Island, United States. It picks up swell from E to SW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 41% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NNW: light winds or NNW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SSE onshores chop it up.
- Break
- Beach
- Faces
- SSE (166°)
- Best swell
- SE to SSW (126°–207°), 9 s or longer
- Best wind
- WNW to NNE offshore, or glassy
- Best surf height
- 3–6 ft at the beach
- Swell window
- E to SW (84.5° to 221.5°)
- Offshore wind
- NNW
- Tide
- NOAA station 8459338
- Wave buoy
- Block Island, RI (154) · 43 km away
- Cams
- None yet
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