Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 8PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 101 | 212 | 168 | 110 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 41 | 36 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.08m | 9:40PM0.91m | 9:58AM1.08m | 10:25PM0.87m | 10:44AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM-0.01m | 3:19AM-0.02m | 4:24PM0.02m | 4:00AM-0.00m | 5:18PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 101 | 212 | 168 | 110 | 52 | 40 | 29 | 51 | 55 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 41 | 36 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 55 | 66 | 73 | 69 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | WSW 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 61 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | 32 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 49 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 131 | 25 |
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