Block Island surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 EDT
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Block Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Block Island sea temperature is
8.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Block Island today?

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 11PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
1.3
SW
5
1.8
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
2
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
79
79
82
82
61
55
58
73
96
90
72
52
89
248
303
322
316
234
213
289
374
485
502
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
20
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:22PM0.94m
9:42AM0.70m
9:58PM0.91m
10:17AM0.68m
10:33PM0.87m
10:52AM0.65m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.06m
3:45AM0.03m
2:55PM0.07m
4:21AM0.06m
3:29PM0.09m
4:58AM0.10m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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5:41
5:39
5:39
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7:44
7:45
7:45
7:46
2
3
2
3
Temp °C
9
10
10
7
7
6
9
11
13
12
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
6
8
8
0
-1
-2
1
4
5
5
4
5
5
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
6
4
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
77
79
79
82
82
61
55
58
73
96
90
72
52
56
39
25
15
6
6
6
1
1
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
7
3
4
4
6
21
26
26
46
43
30
33
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
8
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SW
5
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
4
1
8
9
5
50
13
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
N
3
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.2
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.3
NW
3
0.6
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.8
SW
6
1.9
SW
6
2
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
7
Energy kJ
19
12
4
27
26
24
29
66
42
54
2
17
89
248
303
322
316
234
213
289
374
485
502
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
141
131
24
115
141
152
207
157
24
24
24
24
26
131
195
144
198
195
24
24
24
1493
1084
249
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
1
3
4
4
3
1
1
4
3
4
3
3
1
2
2
3
1
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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