Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
18.9° C
1.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 3AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.6
S
6
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.8
SW
6
2.1
SW
6
2.3
SW
6
2.4
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2.1
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.4
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
23
24
15
15
15
31
17
26
44
55
68
84
98
192
328
451
526
508
428
261
176
156
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
SE
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:53PM1.12m
7:18AM0.85m
7:50PM1.15m
8:15AM0.91m
8:43PM1.14m
9:10AM0.96m
Low Tide
1:41AM-0.02m
1:02PM-0.08m
2:33AM-0.05m
2:05PM-0.09m
3:23AM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:17
8:16
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
23
23
24
26
28
30
Feels °C
22
20
18
19
20
20
20
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
17
18
19
22
26
27
29
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