Block Island Surf Forecast

/ Rhode Island (33 breaks) / Rhode Island (34 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (41.15° N 71.59° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Block Island surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 25 May 2026 EDT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 11.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Block Island today?

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 May)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (26 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (26 May)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 25			Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thu 28
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	S 7	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	182	136	136	116	113	86	60	59	62	62	79	62	67	51	48	78	46	59	35	99	99	74	76	55
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	NW	NNE	NNE	SE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WNW	NNE	NE	N	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	4:43PM0.89m				5:00AM0.71m					5:34PM0.91m				5:53AM0.70m				6:21PM0.93m				6:41AM0.70m
Low Tide				11:17PM0.12m				11:19AM0.08m				00:07AM0.10m				11:59AM0.09m				00:53AM0.09m				12:34PM0.11m


	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—
	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	8:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	16	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	14	13	14	16	17	16	16	16	17	15	15	17	20
Feels °C	13	17	17	18	16	16	17	16	14	15	16	11	9	12	14	14	13	13	16	14	13	14	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	S 7	S 7	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 7	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	S 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7
kJ	182	136	136	116	113	86	59	59	59	45	37	62	67	51	48	16	11	11	27	99	99	74	76	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SE 8	SE 8	S 15	—	S 15	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	5	5	83	66	62	63	60	59	4	—	4	25	24	23	17	7	14	14	16	30	30	30	30	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 16	S 16	—	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	—	—	—	—	SSE 9	S 14	S 14	S 13	SE 6	—	W 5	W 5	ENE 2	—
kJ	—	5	5	—	5	4	4	4	4	4	—	—	—	—	8	4	4	4	7	—	7	4	1	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	NNW 2	—	—	—	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 7	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	W 4	—	NE 2	NE 3	—
kJ	44	60	—	—	1	—	—	—	62	62	79	8	8	8	10	78	46	59	35	10	—	1	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	North Bar Long Island NY	Panic Point (Weekapaug) Rhode Island	Panic Point (Weekapaug) Rhode Island	Block Island Rhode Island	Block Island Rhode Island	Block Island Rhode Island	Panic Point (Weekapaug) Rhode Island	Panic Point (Weekapaug) Rhode Island	Nahant Beach Massachusetts	North Bar Long Island NY	North Bar Long Island NY	North Bar Long Island NY	North Bar Long Island NY	Panic Point (Weekapaug) Rhode Island	Indian Wells Long Island NY	7 Presidents Street Park New Jersey	Tices Sholls New Jersey	Bay Head New Jersey	Montauk Point - Turtles Long Island NY	Lighthouse-Southside Rhode Island	Greenhill Rhode Island	Greenhill Rhode Island	Greenhill Rhode Island	Montauk Point - Turtles Long Island NY
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	26	24	24	0	0	0	24	24	152	26	26	26	26	24	49	221	256	240	24	25	24	24	24	24
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island	Scarborough State Beach	Scarborough State Beach	Cutty Wow Reef	Misquamicut State Beach	Misquamicut State Beach	Misquamicut State Beach	Panic Point (Weekapaug)	Panic Point (Weekapaug)						East Beach Lighthouse					Misquamicut State Beach	Matunuck-The point	Misquamicut State Beach	Misquamicut State Beach	Misquamicut State Beach	Misquamicut State Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1						1					1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Westport-The Cove Washington	The Strait Washington	La Push Washington	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	The Strait Washington	Assateague Maryland	North End Virginia	Malibu CAL - LA County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Malibu CAL - LA County	Chincoteague Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	North End Virginia	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Vero Beach Pier Florida - North
Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	2	2	2	9	2	3	1	1	4	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	5	1
Header Global	Albatross South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	6	9	9	9	9	6	7	6	6	8	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	7

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