Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 1AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 97 | 71 | 73 | 57 | 69 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 39 | 53 | 61 | 72 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:39AM0.78m | 1:08PM0.94m | 1:35AM0.74m | 2:09PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.14m | 6:24AM0.07m | 7:51PM0.16m | 7:16AM0.08m | 9:20PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 120 | 97 | 71 | 73 | 57 | 69 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 30 | 39 | 53 | 61 | 72 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 2553 | 608 | 249 | 605 | 221 | 24 | 219 | 605 | 642 | 195 | 195 |
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