Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Block Island sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.3° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 4AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
10
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
142
124
80
56
46
46
45
28
53
62
78
112
132
130
157
171
160
232
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
20
W
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:16AM0.74m
1:49PM0.93m
2:33AM0.74m
3:08PM0.91m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.14m
6:49AM0.13m
9:12PM0.14m
8:33AM0.15m
10:16PM0.11m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
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6:45
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6:27
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6:24
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6:23
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1
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1
6
Temp °C
20
21
20
18
18
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
16
20
20
17
15
12
13
13
11
10
11
10
10
8
9
9
11
11
14
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