Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
19.3° C
2.0° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 1PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
6
2.3
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
3
SSW
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
79
116
71
151
247
498
392
375
864
725
763
994
897
1202
812
635
506
405
298
197
202
140
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:35PM0.87m
2:44AM0.66m
3:35PM0.84m
3:48AM0.62m
4:34PM0.84m
Low Tide
8:00AM0.14m
9:16PM0.21m
8:51AM0.18m
10:16PM0.22m
9:47AM0.20m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:12
 mm
1
7
4
8
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
25
23
19
18
17
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
20
18
18
18
20
21
18
19
20
19
19
18
21
24
21
15
15
14
17
16
16
17
19
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