Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Block Island sea temperature is
18.9° C
1.7° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 8AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1
SW
4
1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.5
SW
5
1.9
SW
6
2.1
SW
6
2.3
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
31
33
33
32
21
31
23
24
15
15
15
21
20
21
29
29
34
41
56
117
249
341
469
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:19AM0.80m
6:53PM1.12m
7:18AM0.85m
7:50PM1.15m
8:15AM0.91m
8:43PM1.14m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.02m
11:58AM-0.05m
1:41AM-0.02m
1:02PM-0.08m
2:33AM-0.05m
2:05PM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
20
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
22
24
24
23
25
Feels °C
21
21
19
21
20
21
18
19
20
22
21
19
18
17
18
18
17
18
17
18
19
17
16
20
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