
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 5AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 59 | 55 | 76 | 67 | 74 | 92 | 91 | 92 | 106 | 91 | 75 | 60 | 42 | 42 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:33AM0.74m | 3:08PM0.91m | 3:49AM0.78m | 4:20PM0.91m | 4:55AM0.86m | 5:21PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.15m | 10:16PM0.11m | 10:08AM0.13m | 11:10PM0.07m | 11:17AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
25 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 92 | 106 | 91 | 75 | 60 | 42 | 42 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 9 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
46 | 59 | 55 | 76 | 67 | 74 | 92 | 91 | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 62 | 56 | 54 | 60 | 54 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 769 | 612 | 482 | 415 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 131 | 247 | 249 | 207 | 144 | 152 | 2371 | 1156 | 2553 | 2715 | 588 | 1095 | 1095 |
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