Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
17.9°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
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
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.4
SE
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
55
35
40
39
39
55
55
59
37
41
41
36
43
51
50
36
35
35
35
35
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:58AM1.08m
10:25PM0.87m
10:44AM1.06m
11:14PM0.82m
11:36AM1.03m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.02m
4:00AM-0.00m
5:18PM0.06m
4:46AM0.04m
6:29PM0.11m
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part cloud
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Temp °C
16
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
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19
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20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
14
15
17
18
17
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
19
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