Block Island surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 06 Mar 2026 EST
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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
2.4° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Block Island today?

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 6PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (06 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (06 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1067888899999966777777877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80172188151164141119227202227169169143151211342394395362310249244199156
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
0.75
9:56PM
0.86
10:09AM
0.68
10:34PM
0.80
10:43AM
0.61
11:14PM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
-0.03
4:04AM
-0.02
3:34PM
0.01
4:42AM
0.05
4:05PM
0.05
5:27AM
0.12
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:09-------6:07
Sunset--5:42-------5:43-------5:44-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------11--131----
Temp. °C0000122223579877891098878
Feels °C (?)-10-9-8-7-5-3-1-1-3-3-11321034754424
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