Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 3PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 37 | 24 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 58 | 59 | 68 | 311 | 541 | 792 | 1066 | 1080 | 1307 | 1436 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:15PM0.75m | 1:48AM0.60m | 2:25PM0.72m | 3:10AM0.62m | 3:31PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM0.24m | 8:25PM0.27m | 7:03AM0.28m | 9:23PM0.25m | 9:16AM0.28m | 10:09PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 64 | 37 | 24 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 1080 | 1307 | 1436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 37 | 72 | 60 | 78 | 51 | 80 | 113 | 116 | 96 | 86 | 77 | 58 | 50 | 58 | 59 | 68 | 311 | 541 | 792 | 1066 | 103 | 94 | 129 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 249 | 41 | 634 | 634 | 645 | 767 | 642 | 182 | 642 | 185 | 59 | 156 | 156 | 1008 | 861 | 25 | 24 | 992 | 988 | 988 | 861 | 775 |
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