Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
19.9° C
1.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 5AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SW
6
1.1
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
29
29
28
44
44
84
39
27
23
15
16
24
24
34
25
23
17
14
14
19
22
31
58
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
45
S
45
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:03AM0.99m
10:23PM1.05m
10:56AM1.00m
11:11PM0.97m
11:49AM0.98m
Low Tide
4:10AM-0.07m
4:06PM-0.04m
4:57AM-0.05m
5:07PM0.01m
5:43AM-0.02m
6:08PM0.07m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
25
25
27
26
26
24
22
20
22
24
26
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
20
22
Feels °C
21
20
20
22
20
22
24
24
23
21
18
21
19
20
20
21
22
22
23
22
21
18
14
17
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