Block Island surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
3.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1.1
SW
0.5
E
0.8
WSW
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)8888888910999595101010445545
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)110116100818567486188856141494228293118212943353983
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
25
N
20
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
10
E
20
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
0.93
12:41PM
0.69
1:11AM
0.86
1:50PM
0.65
2:28AM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
-0.06
7:03AM
0.01
6:14PM
-0.01
8:28AM
0.05
7:30PM
0.05
9:44AM
0.06
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:41-------6:39--
Sunset7:00-------7:01-------7:02-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C2220-1-1232233334455667999
Feels °C (?)-6-5-4-9-10-10-5-2-4-6-5-6-4-20-2-2-2-2-21431
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