Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.0° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the E by Mon morning).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
8
8
8
8
8
6
4
4
3
8
8
12
12
19
38
18
29
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
15
S
20
SSW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
N
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
15
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:42AM1.05m
9:59PM0.99m
10:29AM1.05m
10:44PM0.92m
11:16AM1.01m
Low Tide
3:53PM-0.02m
4:17AM-0.03m
4:44PM0.02m
4:52AM0.02m
5:35PM0.08m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
23
24
22
23
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
24
21
22
22
24
19
16
17
20
20
19
19
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
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