Block Island surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
6.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.3
SE
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.3
S
1
SSE
1.2
S
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SE
0.6
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)768855567844455666566666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)98552321151016102026388348893434322746494244
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
10
NE
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
NW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
1.04
11:35AM
0.79
12:00AM
0.97
12:37PM
0.76
1:05AM
0.89
1:48PM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
-0.04
5:10PM
-0.03
7:03AM
0.02
6:20PM
0.04
8:15AM
0.04
8:00PM
0.09
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---5:58-------5:56-------5:54----
Sunset------7:31-------7:32-------7:34-
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------32-----------
Temp. °C543344555554456677669131511
Feels °C (?)-2-4-5-40-1-1-2-2-3-3-3-4-3-1144224794
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