Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
19.5° C
1.7° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 10AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
8
1
SSW
7
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
162
109
91
51
71
117
123
127
105
96
73
71
67
51
55
57
57
42
54
91
89
88
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
NW
20
NW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
0
WNW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:42PM0.95m
00:50AM0.79m
1:37PM0.91m
1:44AM0.71m
2:35PM0.87m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.03m
7:10PM0.13m
7:13AM0.09m
8:13PM0.18m
8:00AM0.14m
9:16PM0.21m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
1
6
Temp °C
22
21
22
24
25
25
23
20
19
19
21
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
Feels °C
22
18
19
20
21
21
19
16
17
16
20
19
18
19
19
21
21
20
20
20
21
23
22
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