Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Issued: 1 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
18.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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)
1.2
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.4
SE
9
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
102
101
128
143
116
99
77
61
66
80
55
49
31
30
30
30
35
34
51
36
17
17
18
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:19AM0.75m
10:21PM0.89m
10:54AM0.76m
10:54PM0.87m
11:29AM0.78m
11:31PM0.84m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.15m
4:49AM0.08m
4:29PM0.16m
5:14AM0.08m
5:14PM0.17m
5:43AM0.08m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
24
27
25
24
25
27
27
27
30
31
30
27
29
28
26
25
26
30
32
32
29
24
23
22
Feels °C
24
26
24
23
26
28
29
28
30
29
27
25
28
29
27
25
25
28
30
30
28
24
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
Energy kJ
21
21
21
21
21
21
99
77
61
23
23
22
22
31
22
30
21
21
20
20
36
17
17
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
5
5
21
22
23
22
22
21
20
12
12
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
21
22
1
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
Energy kJ
109
102
101
128
143
116
66
80
55
49
30
1
30
35
34
51
1
5
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
221
1156
207
209
24
24
24
24
24
117
767
226
24
49
425
482
767
2633
49
26
24
85
769
769
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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