Block Island surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 EST
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Block Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Block Island sea temperature is
2.0° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Block Island today?

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.8
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)1212121212121178888888874566677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2882282321861831371351341451611341071048162444235108200130102102102
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
W
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
35
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
25
NE
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09AM
0.87
8:30PM
0.85
8:46AM
0.87
9:06PM
0.88
9:26AM
0.84
9:45PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16PM
-0.14
2:35AM
-0.12
2:44PM
-0.14
3:14AM
-0.12
3:16PM
-0.13
3:59AM
-0.09
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:33-------6:33
Sunset--5:22-------5:23-------5:25-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11--------------3531---
Temp. °C233311100111112232233211
Feels °C (?)-3-1-1-2-6-5-6-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-3-4-3-7-8-6-4-3-5-4
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