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 ...

Look for the surf to ease some more over the rest of the afternoon with winds trending light onshore. It'll be rideable if you haven't surfed but you'll probably want to temper your expectations.

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 ...

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 ...