Block Island surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 EDT
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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
3.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (31 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (31 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)788788888888888888888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59575060054459770989196010259601055115513241237958850666502406308234191131103
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
5
N
35
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:11PM
0.90
7:32AM
0.83
7:54PM
0.94
8:14AM
0.82
8:34PM
0.96
8:53AM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
-0.06
1:49PM
-0.06
2:14AM
-0.08
2:20PM
-0.05
2:53AM
-0.08
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:30-------6:28--
Sunset7:07-------7:08-------7:09-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----7----------112-----
Temp. °C8101099989101099101113131310321011
Feels °C (?)012222-113300257799-5-7-7-9-7-6
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