Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Block Island sea temperature is
21.9° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 7PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
14
16
23
15
9
14
14
13
13
13
8
8
8
8
8
3
7
12
17
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
20
W
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:53AM1.03m
9:14PM1.05m
9:42AM1.05m
9:59PM0.99m
10:29AM1.05m
10:44PM0.92m
Low Tide
3:00PM-0.05m
3:38AM-0.05m
3:53PM-0.02m
4:17AM-0.03m
4:44PM0.02m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:45
 mm
2
Temp °C
23
23
26
28
25
23
22
21
24
25
26
23
22
21
20
19
21
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
23
22
24
26
23
21
20
20
24
23
23
20
20
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
18
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