Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
21.2°C
2.1° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
E
6
2
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
31
29
15
12
14
46
41
38
42
35
205
276
356
512
557
547
508
524
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:27PM0.76m
4:52AM0.66m
5:17PM0.78m
5:42AM0.73m
5:58PM0.82m
Low Tide
10:58PM0.24m
10:54AM0.24m
11:39PM0.19m
11:45AM0.19m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:45
6:44
 mm
3
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
19
20
19
19
15
14
15
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
15
17
18
20
10
7
8
12
10
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
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