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Block Island surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
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Block Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Block Island sea temperature is
11.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Block Island today?
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, near gales from the E by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
40 | 39 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 85 | 64 | 48 | 34 | 26 | 37 | 55 | 86 | 144 | 244 | 400 | 559 | 708 | 931 | 1108 | 1237 | 1482 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 00:51AM0.91m | 1:36PM0.84m | 1:55AM0.83m | 2:43PM0.85m | 3:00AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.06m | 7:49AM0.02m | 8:01PM0.11m | 8:48AM0.04m | 9:15PM0.13m | 9:43AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 15 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -2 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
40 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
9 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 21 | 63 | 85 | 64 | 48 | 34 | 26 | 37 | 55 | 86 | 144 | 244 | 400 | 559 | 708 | 931 | 1108 | 1237 | 1482 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 102 | 36 | 163 | 729 | 672 | 665 | 729 | 729 | 743 | 729 | 645 | 615 | 605 | 588 | 1095 | 1095 | 588 | 588 | 588 | 377 | 377 | 274 | 269 |
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