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Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
165
130
99
74
90
69
151
237
246
222
186
149
132
73
55
29
20
19
15
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
E
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
15
NE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:08AM0.99m
10:24PM0.75m
10:48AM0.93m
11:02PM0.69m
11:30AM0.87m
Low Tide
3:07AM0.08m
4:27PM0.10m
3:37AM0.11m
5:09PM0.16m
4:13AM0.15m
6:02PM0.22m
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clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
14
14
15
17
18
18
18
18
18
20
22
23
19
16
14
13
11
12
14
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13
12
Feels °C
13
10
11
13
15
14
13
13
13
15
18
19
20
15
10
9
8
5
6
10
10
9
7
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