Block Island surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
6.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Block Island today?

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 9AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.8
SW
0.9
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.7
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)667785666677777768885488
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20192325282852363326151516221517855522744
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
25
S
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
15
NNE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
1.12
9:50AM
0.86
10:10PM
1.09
10:40AM
0.83
11:02PM
1.04
11:35AM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56AM
-0.14
3:26PM
-0.13
4:51AM
-0.09
4:15PM
-0.09
5:53AM
-0.04
5:10PM
-0.03
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---6:01-------6:00-------5:58----
Sunset------7:30-------7:30-------7:31-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----12--------11--------
Temp. °C778101010867656754743225556
Feels °C (?)445752-1-2-1-10330-12-5-6-6-600-1-1
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