Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 7PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 29 | 45 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 59 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:47AM0.98m | 10:03PM0.92m | 10:23AM0.99m | 10:44PM0.88m | 11:05AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.05m | 3:52AM0.01m | 4:38PM0.06m | 4:27AM0.03m | 5:25PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 7 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 18 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 29 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 28 | 59 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 847 | 2632 | 1814 | 2380 | 24 | 49 | 702 | 702 | 1670 | 642 | 634 | 1156 | 1156 | 702 | 702 | 702 | 702 | 743 | 670 | 966 | 482 |
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