Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.4° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
72
72
77
74
70
70
72
74
75
77
77
78
102
104
91
91
69
53
53
50
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:47PM0.91m
8:10AM0.87m
8:18PM0.93m
8:43AM0.91m
8:50PM0.94m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.11m
2:02AM0.05m
2:08PM0.09m
2:30AM0.02m
2:43PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
7:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
22
22
22
22
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
20
20
21
21
21
22
23
22
23
22
23
22
23
24
24
24
25
25
24
26
25
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