Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
59
47
34
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
16
10
9
11
11
8
48
29
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
20
WSW
20
W
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:21AM0.73m
1:55PM0.95m
2:32AM0.71m
3:13PM0.94m
Low Tide
7:52PM0.16m
6:55AM0.10m
9:21PM0.17m
8:08AM0.12m
10:31PM0.14m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:13
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
23
22
24
25
27
26
22
21
19
19
20
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
21
23
24
25
25
24
25
24
25
24
19
19
16
16
18
21
21
16
15
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