Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
19.5° C
1.9° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 1PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (22 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
8
2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.4
SSW
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.5
SSW
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
540
471
603
841
694
694
971
537
465
356
298
282
289
235
197
137
107
77
73
55
64
65
74
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:44AM0.66m
3:35PM0.84m
3:48AM0.62m
4:34PM0.84m
4:50AM0.62m
5:29PM0.84m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.18m
10:16PM0.22m
9:47AM0.20m
11:12PM0.22m
10:41AM0.20m
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:12
8:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
24
27
23
19
18
18
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
20
20
19
21
23
26
19
16
15
15
17
18
19
18
18
19
18
20
21
20
19
18
18
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