Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
21.8° C
0.1° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 11AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
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
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
68
95
134
170
148
112
119
108
93
103
64
77
99
78
50
63
57
52
51
39
27
21
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
ESE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:04PM0.96m
00:13AM0.76m
12:54PM0.90m
1:02AM0.69m
1:51PM0.84m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.07m
6:30PM0.15m
5:54AM0.13m
7:31PM0.20m
6:30AM0.19m
8:37PM0.25m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
7:39
 mm
3
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
21
23
24
23
22
22
21
21
23
23
25
25
24
22
21
21
22
24
25
26
26
Feels °C
17
16
18
23
27
25
23
23
22
22
26
24
27
26
25
24
23
23
25
26
25
26
26
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