Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Block Island sea temperature is
16.8°C
0.8° 

Block Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Block Island today (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (14 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
1
SSE
4
1.6
S
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
2
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
186
160
122
73
44
29
20
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
34
147
208
237
292
493
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
15
NE
10
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:48AM0.93m
11:02PM0.69m
11:30AM0.87m
11:44PM0.64m
12:17PM0.80m
Low Tide
5:09PM0.16m
4:13AM0.15m
6:02PM0.22m
4:56AM0.20m
7:14PM0.26m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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Temp °C
20
22
22
20
17
15
13
12
11
13
14
13
12
12
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17
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
20
20
16
11
11
8
6
5
8
11
9
7
7
8
11
14
15
14
14
14
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