Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
20.9°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 2PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
1.1
SSW
5
0.7
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SE
10
1
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
23
23
22
22
56
45
65
85
66
61
64
68
58
37
35
22
26
20
27
37
38
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:21AM0.64m
5:53PM0.83m
6:12AM0.69m
6:36PM0.86m
6:56AM0.76m
7:13PM0.89m
Low Tide
11:15AM0.22m
00:18AM0.20m
12:06PM0.18m
00:57AM0.14m
12:50PM0.15m
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:31
7:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
24
24
24
25
24
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
22
20
20
21
21
22
22
20
Feels °C
21
21
22
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
19
19
20
20
20
20
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
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