Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 1PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the E by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:27AM1.06m | 7:45PM0.91m | 8:09AM1.08m | 8:27PM0.89m | 8:50AM1.07m | 9:07PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49PM-0.01m | 1:51AM-0.00m | 2:31PM-0.01m | 2:19AM0.02m | 3:10PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | N 3 | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | E 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 19 | 9 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 642 | 642 | 749 | 749 | 769 | 523 | 2464 | 1892 | 2371 | 1541 | 1577 | 2614 | 1307 | 1493 | 1413 | 1307 | 1307 | 1199 | 1307 | 1493 | 605 | 605 | 249 |
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