Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 5PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 79 | 76 | 68 | 64 | 62 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:53AM1.13m | 9:20PM0.88m | 9:40AM1.13m | 10:09PM0.85m | 10:31AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM-0.05m | 2:55AM-0.08m | 4:17PM-0.02m | 3:42AM-0.05m | 5:18PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 79 | 76 | 68 | 64 | 62 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 4 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | E 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | S 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 59 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 82 | 157 | 152 | 198 | 198 | 1095 | 1095 | 588 | 350 | 409 | 1185 | 445 | 1024 | 844 | 847 | 482 |
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