Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
19.8° C
1.3° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 11AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.9
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
7
11
28
40
108
252
224
170
256
270
220
208
191
151
120
127
127
127
124
121
99
94
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
20
NW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
0
SW
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:49AM0.98m
00:00AM0.88m
12:42PM0.95m
00:50AM0.79m
1:37PM0.91m
Low Tide
5:43AM-0.02m
6:08PM0.07m
6:28AM0.03m
7:10PM0.13m
7:13AM0.09m
8:13PM0.18m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
3
3
6
8
2
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
21
21
23
21
22
22
22
24
26
26
23
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
22
Feels °C
21
21
21
20
19
19
21
17
20
20
19
21
23
23
20
16
16
17
20
19
20
19
21
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