Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
20.5° C
1.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 10AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
6
2.4
S
7
3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
1
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
7
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
620
1272
1417
1405
1274
913
617
454
343
197
155
127
99
71
71
137
257
259
178
108
84
64
Wind (km/h)
35
S
40
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
25
WSW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
5
W
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
WNW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:33AM0.91m
11:50PM0.83m
12:17PM0.93m
00:39AM0.78m
1:08PM0.94m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.05m
5:42PM0.13m
5:39AM0.06m
6:38PM0.14m
6:24AM0.07m
7:51PM0.16m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:58
 mm
2
2
2
16
3
3
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
23
23
24
21
20
20
20
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
22
21
19
19
20
23
19
19
19
20
24
22
22
23
25
25
23
23
25
23
24
25
27
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