Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Issued: 7 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
15.7° C

2.1°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
173
148
128
109
47
76
71
96
82
85
66
79
123
198
167
85
67
58
47
38
45
56
22
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
15
W
25
SW
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:25AM0.69m
4:11PM0.88m
4:25AM0.66m
5:05PM0.88m
5:22AM0.65m
5:54PM0.89m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.12m
10:48PM0.17m
10:35AM0.15m
11:40PM0.16m
11:19AM0.16m
00:28AM0.15m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
2
1
2
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
20
18
18
17
17
17
17
20
22
26
25
22
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
19
Feels °C
17
18
22
23
16
17
16
16
17
17
19
18
21
21
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
5
5
148
128
109
47
76
71
96
82
85
66
79
123
198
167
85
67
58
47
38
45
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.5
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
34
13
8
2
4
2
1
32
62
48
32
27
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
NE
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
5
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SW
6
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
3
0.8
S
7
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
170
173
1
3
3
13
13
16
24
6
18
1
56
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
152
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
81
24
24
24
0
24
24
24
2633
1008
634
207
49
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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