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Fort Adams State Park

Rhode Island, United States
Open Water suggestedShore entry5mm wetsuit typical

Fort Adams State Park at a glance

Fort Adams State Park is a shore dive site in Rhode Island, United States. Typically most favorable Jul · from 3 years of archive data. Divers commonly see tautog, winter flounder, and spider crab. Recent reports put the water around 21°C (69°F). Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

Marine model · graded 4h ago
0.7 mwaves — under a meter expected

Tap a factor for its source and model point · Forecast 21°C · seasonal avg 21°C

Site hazards: Harbor boat traffic and moorings, sailing events, variable visibility

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Dive windows this week

Best: Mon
Sun6:00–21:00
Mon6:00–21:00
Tue6:00–21:00
Wed—
Thu—
Fri—
Sat6:00–21:00

Favorable windowModerate window— no window

First light 5:02 · Sunrise 5:34 · Sunset 20:09

Source: Open-Meteo marine · model point 11 km from site · graded 4h ago

Forecast only — always assess conditions on site.

Forecast · NOAA tide model

Tide & slack timing

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Recent diver reports

Dated firsthand observations from divers — not current conditions.

No diver reports for this site yet. — one dated observation helps every diver after you.

What Divers Say

Known for: tautog, winter flounder, spider crab
Best time: Slack tide; avoid major sailing event days

Based on community reviews and site data. Conditions vary — always verify before diving.

Best months, historically

What conditions have historically been typical at this site, month by month — not a forecast.

  1. Jan68%6°C1.4 m
  2. Feb67%5°C1.4 m
  3. Mar67%5°C1.4 m
  4. Apr71%8°C1.3 m
  5. May89%12°C1.1 m
  6. Jun96%16°C1.0 m
  7. Jul98%21°C0.9 m
  8. Aug90%21°C1.0 m
  9. Sep89%21°C1.1 m
  10. Oct86%17°C1.2 m
  11. Nov71%13°C1.2 m
  12. Dec67%9°C1.5 m

July hastypically had the largest share of favorable days here. Conditions vary year to year — this is historical context, not a forecast.

Based on 3 years of archive data. Bar height shows the share of days each month whose conditions have historically scored favorably.

Marine life seen at this site

Species noted at this site — not a promise of what you’ll encounter.

Species seen here

  • tautogCommonly seen
  • winter flounderCommonly seen
  • spider crabCommonly seen
  • northern pipefishOccasionally seen
  • lined seahorseRarely seen

Fills & rentals nearby

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Site details

A shore dive inside Fort Adams State Park on the west side of Newport Harbor, entered from the shoreline off Lincoln Drive across the water from Fort Wetherill. The protected harbor-side bottom is sand, eelgrass and rock in modest depths, and the site is heavily used by training classes. Like most Narragansett Bay sites, it dives best timed to slack tide.

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Harbor boat traffic and moorings, sailing events, variable visibility

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