Block Island surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 02 May 2026 EDT
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Block Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Block Island sea temperature is
8.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Block Island today?

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 11AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
75
77
77
77
79
79
82
82
61
55
58
101
101
94
77
79
59
110
159
148
167
175
175
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
E
10
ENE
25
N
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:07AM0.73m
9:22PM0.94m
9:42AM0.70m
9:58PM0.91m
10:17AM0.68m
10:33PM0.87m
Low Tide
3:10AM0.00m
2:26PM0.06m
3:45AM0.03m
2:55PM0.07m
4:21AM0.06m
3:29PM0.09m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:43
5:41
5:39
5:39
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7:44
7:45
7:45
7:46
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
11
13
12
11
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
5
4
5
5
7
8
6
1
0
-2
1
3
5
5
6
5
6
4
3
4
4
5
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
77
75
77
77
77
79
79
82
82
61
55
58
101
101
59
77
79
59
39
39
24
13
6
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
6
0.6
SW
5
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
8
0.6
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
SW
5
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
3
18
12
11
7
8
8
12
29
71
99
94
21
31
28
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
S
7
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
8
0.3
SSW
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
1
1
4
5
8
27
33
92
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.3
NNW
2
0.6
NNW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.1
W
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
0.2
NNW
3
0.6
SW
5
1
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
Energy kJ
18
25
28
23
1
9
16
24
50
72
55
1
14
42
110
159
148
167
175
175
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
142
131
82
24
24
24
59
131
59
141
117
102
25
24
0
24
26
131
221
131
131
195
24
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
4
4
1
4
1
2
3
4
3
3
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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