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Briggs Beach
4.4★ · 19 Google ratings · Little Compton, Rhode Island
✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Walk
90 ft · under a minute
Water
70°F
Tide
3 ft range today
Water quality
Good · all 6 samples clean · 2025
Map of Briggs Beach
Guide
Good to know
Expect seaweed in summer
Seaweed presence is occasional but should not be a dealbreaker for a scenic walk or stay.
Explore the rocky areas
The left rocks are good for finding crabs and mussels, while the right rocks offer fishing and lobster spotting.
Verify public access first
At least one recent visitor reported the beach as private and unavailable to the public.
Bring a flashlight for evening visits
The bathrooms lack lighting, making a flashlight essential if you plan to stay after dusk.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
70°F · partly cloudy
Water
70°F
Waves
2.1 ft · 6 s apart
Wind
2 mph from the WNW
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
7 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 01:19 | High tide | ↑ |
| 06:36 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 13:54 | High tide | ↑ |
| 21:02 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 4, 12:59 PM.
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📍 104 Shaw Rd, Little Compton, RI 02837
🌊 Water 90 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Briggs Beach?
90 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Briggs Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
