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1st beach, United States

Stay in Newport: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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Wave breaking on the rocks. - panoramio
Near 1st beach, 1 km away. Photo: olekinderhook, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About 1st beach

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (157°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (337°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.7 km out (1 in 167). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 4°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 22°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Newport, 1.9 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. MDW to PVD, direct.

    See flights MDW → PVD · Skyscanner from about £145 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to 1st beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in NewportAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct81 ft4 smushy2kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct414 ft6 smushy114kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct463 ft8 ssoft111kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct222 ft8 smushy60kJ11°C
Thu 22Oct272 ft8 smushy48kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct101 ft7 smushy11kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct41 ft3 smushy1kJ9°C
Sun 25Oct3under 1 ft9 s2kJ12°C
Mon 26Oct5under 1 ft7 s2kJ15°C
Tue 27Oct111 ft8 smushy22kJ12°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to PVD, then 50 min by road. About 5h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Ruggles

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PVD, then 50 min by road. About 5h door to door

The plan picks the best of 8 spots near Newport each day: 1st beach, 2nd Beach, Bailey's Beach, Bonnet Shores Point, Elbow Ledge, Ruggles, Sakonnet River Break, Tuckerman's.

The trip from Newport, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £875–£1,575 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PVD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£145–£300
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£50–£85
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£875–£1,575

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Newport

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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