Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 293 | 168 | 106 | 113 | 117 | 130 | 166 | 220 | 174 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 214 | 220 | 224 | 236 | 244 | 256 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47PM0.80m | 6:16AM0.92m | 6:26PM0.84m | 6:51AM1.00m | 7:07PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.05m | 12:38PM0.07m | 00:23AM0.00m | 1:17PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 485 | 293 | 168 | 106 | 113 | 117 | 130 | 166 | 220 | 174 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 214 | 220 | 224 | 236 | 244 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 70 | 20 | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 84 | — | 31 | 144 | 197 | 154 | 127 | 75 | 64 | 49 | 34 | 28 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 152 | 588 | 157 | 24 | 157 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
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