Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 72 | 72 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 102 | 104 | 91 | 91 | 69 | 53 | 53 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47PM0.91m | 8:10AM0.87m | 8:18PM0.93m | 8:43AM0.91m | 8:50PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.11m | 2:02AM0.05m | 2:08PM0.09m | 2:30AM0.02m | 2:43PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 |
62 | 72 | 72 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 91 | 91 | 69 | 41 | 31 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 |
4 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 5 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — |
— | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 64 | 78 | 102 | 104 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 767 | 634 | 25 | 24 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 1148 | 1084 | 1084 | 195 | 152 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
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