Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 1PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 37 | 126 | 222 | 229 | 258 | 286 | 195 | 117 | 51 | 52 | 32 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 322 | 293 | 254 | 230 | 245 | 244 | 356 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:17PM0.80m | 00:35AM0.61m | 1:15PM0.75m | 1:48AM0.60m | 2:25PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.20m | 7:14PM0.26m | 5:49AM0.24m | 8:25PM0.27m | 7:03AM0.28m | 9:23PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 195 | 117 | 51 | 52 | 32 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 37 | 126 | 222 | 229 | 258 | 286 | 12 | 40 | 61 | 71 | 72 | 56 | 95 | 135 | 160 | 322 | 293 | 254 | 230 | 245 | 244 | 356 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 445 | 426 | 608 | 608 | 1148 | 221 | 24 | 249 | 249 | 39 | 26 | 634 | 634 | 670 | 670 | 211 | 204 | 157 | 767 | 767 | 130 | 1008 | 748 |
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