Yes, you read that correctly. Every winter, serious surfers brave the cold to ride the waves off Rhode Island’s rugged 40-mile coast, known for its year-round surf breaks. Even when air ...

Special Olympics Rhode Island says it also plans the Torch Run Plunge - a one-time jump in the surf at 11:45 AM Sunday at Salty's Beach - that has historically had 200-250 participants.

Pretty clean… now. An oil spill off Point Judith in 1996 incited new and increased safety regulation, and Surfrider’s Rhode Island Chapter implemented the Blue Water Task Force, which conducts ...

To help you plan your next New England beach vacation, U.S. News considered factors like local attractions, beach amenities and surf-worthy waters to bring you the best Rhode Island beaches.

The beach at Ruggles, or more correctly, the cliff, faces east into the Rhode Island Sound. On solid south-to-southeast swells, particularly hurricane swells, ledging right-handers march around ...

At first blush, Newport may seem an unlikely surfing destination — but they don’t call Rhode Island the Ocean State for nothing. The city and surrounding communities are also lined with sandy ...