Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Issued: 1 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Block Island sea temperature is
14.2° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 6PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (11 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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)
1
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)
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
186
204
229
186
128
121
117
113
85
82
68
87
88
93
79
70
70
76
60
51
84
72
54
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
0
NW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
W
5
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:09PM1.02m
5:38AM0.77m
6:07PM1.09m
6:36AM0.80m
7:04PM1.15m
7:33AM0.84m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.02m
00:02AM0.02m
11:16AM-0.03m
00:58AM-0.02m
12:12PM-0.07m
1:52AM-0.05m
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:19
8:19
8:20
 mm
9
1
1
Temp °C
18
20
22
23
21
20
21
20
19
19
22
22
23
20
20
19
24
26
28
27
24
22
21
21
Feels °C
18
19
19
23
20
20
24
20
18
18
22
20
22
15
16
15
22
22
24
23
21
21
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
1.4
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.2
ESE
8
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
Energy kJ
138
186
3
3
186
128
121
7
3
7
82
68
7
88
93
79
70
7
7
60
51
84
72
54
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
62
3
3
8
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
14
7
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
4
Energy kJ
204
229
117
113
85
87
3
5
7
2
70
76
3
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
24
26
228
24
26
24
24
24
24
34
25
26
25
26
26
25
24
24
26
24
24
24
24
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
7
7
6
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