Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
20.5° C
1.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 2AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue morning).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
8
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1301
1181
721
552
432
331
277
151
120
97
78
69
55
71
83
63
48
44
40
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
15
S
15
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:50PM0.83m
12:17PM0.93m
00:39AM0.78m
1:08PM0.94m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.13m
5:39AM0.06m
6:38PM0.14m
6:24AM0.07m
7:51PM0.16m
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:58
 mm
3
4
Temp °C
23
23
21
20
20
20
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
21
21
19
19
19
20
24
22
22
22
24
24
22
22
22
22
24
25
25
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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