Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 94 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 68 | 68 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 49 | 63 | 58 | 67 | 59 | 84 | 88 | 107 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:04PM0.89m | 7:22AM0.70m | 7:44PM0.91m | 8:03AM0.75m | 8:20PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.17m | 1:30AM0.14m | 1:04PM0.14m | 2:08AM0.11m | 1:45PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 91 | 94 | 57 | 55 | 35 | 55 | 68 | 68 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 49 | 63 | 58 | 67 | 59 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | WSW 4 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 55 | 26 | — | 19 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 4 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 2 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 50 | 35 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 88 | 107 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 749 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 648 | 1696 | 133 | 133 | 24 | 131 | 133 | 2500 | 649 | 1804 | 1084 | 198 |
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