Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 10PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
72
54
54
38
38
26
32
51
51
50
49
39
37
31
42
42
41
48
62
82
82
65
49
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:35PM0.92m
3:00AM0.72m
3:38PM0.97m
4:07AM0.72m
4:45PM1.02m
5:15AM0.75m
Low Tide
9:31PM0.14m
8:46AM0.05m
10:44PM0.11m
9:48AM0.03m
11:48PM0.07m
10:52AM-0.01m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:22
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8:21
8:20
8:20
8:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
25
27
27
27
25
24
22
20
22
23
Feels °C
21
19
19
19
20
20
21
20
20
20
22
23
23
25
27
25
26
27
25
25
23
20
22
23
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