Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.6° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.6
SW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
19
19
10
10
10
5
4
4
4
4
5
3
7
31
77
100
107
124
169
228
226
181
126
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
4:55AM0.86m
5:21PM0.91m
5:51AM0.94m
6:14PM0.92m
6:41AM1.01m
7:01PM0.92m
Low Tide
11:10PM0.07m
11:17AM0.09m
11:57PM0.03m
12:13PM0.04m
00:40AM0.01m
1:03PM0.01m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
10
8
10
13
15
14
13
12
11
12
15
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
20
19
Feels °C
5
1
-1
2
5
7
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
9
10
10
11
13
12
13
13
14
17
17
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