Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
21.0° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 10AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
E
4
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
20
20
12
12
27
18
19
18
18
18
22
34
37
32
17
12
16
24
13
66
22
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
NW
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
E
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:56PM0.80m
3:09AM0.60m
4:02PM0.79m
4:20AM0.60m
5:03PM0.80m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.23m
9:43PM0.27m
8:42AM0.25m
10:43PM0.26m
10:14AM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
 mm
2
1
4
3
23
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
25
25
24
18
18
17
18
20
22
22
22
21
20
19
19
20
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
26
25
25
24
24
22
14
14
14
16
18
21
21
21
19
19
17
16
19
20
20
17
19
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