Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 6PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 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) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2640 | 1684 | 1526 | 1319 | 1064 | 1455 | 1398 | 2050 | 1573 | 643 | 230 | 173 | 176 | 156 | 108 | 97 | 88 | 132 | 136 | 130 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.01m | 8:19PM0.94m | 8:39AM1.05m | 8:58PM0.93m | 9:16AM1.08m | 9:40PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.01m | 2:10AM-0.03m | 2:58PM-0.01m | 2:43AM-0.03m | 3:38PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 411 | 500 | 562 | 533 | 461 | 452 | 506 | — | 15 | 643 | 230 | 173 | 176 | 156 | 108 | 73 | 88 | 132 | 136 | 130 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 435 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 269 | 131 | 85 | 58 | 70 | 73 | 97 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 52 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | E 9 | SW 7 | SW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 157 | 97 | 79 | 101 | 99 | — | 45 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SSE 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 2640 | 1684 | 1526 | 1319 | 1064 | 1455 | 1398 | 2050 | 1573 | — | — | 160 | 103 | — | — | 86 | — | 33 | 24 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 846 | 846 | 861 | 844 | 846 | 339 | 334 | 328 | 348 | 689 | 606 | 606 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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