Block Island surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 May 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
8.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Block Island today?

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (11 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (11 May)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
4
1.2
S
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
2
S
6
2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
169
149
116
113
94
77
49
54
67
51
50
31
30
32
34
35
35
29
61
161
222
324
355
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NE
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
40
S
45
S
30
S
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:18AM0.70m
4:06PM0.78m
4:19AM0.72m
4:57PM0.87m
5:17AM0.76m
5:45PM0.97m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.11m
10:43PM0.14m
10:26AM0.06m
11:36PM0.06m
11:10AM0.01m
00:26AM-0.01m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:31
5:31
5:30
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
2
3
Temp °C
10
8
10
11
12
12
12
10
9
9
12
13
14
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
4
3
7
8
7
7
9
3
1
3
8
7
7
7
5
4
5
5
4
3
5
5
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
70
169
149
116
113
94
77
49
54
67
51
50
31
30
29
19
16
16
16
9
9
9
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
SE
10
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
103
15
24
23
23
22
17
24
26
7
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
10
10
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
9
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
57
5
4
8
8
8
12
7
17
6
3
1
1
16
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
S
6
0.5
SW
3
0.7
NW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
4
1.2
S
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
2
S
6
2
S
7
Energy kJ
2
5
4
20
5
10
11
6
3
8
22
32
34
35
35
29
61
161
222
324
355
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
24
0
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
24
24
152
133
195
160
160
160
198
1687
1148
1084
612
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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