Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.8° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 8AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
10
10
19
32
45
53
133
320
551
632
533
412
377
309
190
223
190
156
127
100
76
92
112
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
40
E
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
NNE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
35
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:50AM1.07m
9:07PM0.85m
9:29AM1.04m
9:46PM0.80m
10:08AM0.99m
10:24PM0.75m
Low Tide
2:19AM0.02m
3:10PM0.01m
2:43AM0.05m
3:49PM0.05m
3:07AM0.08m
4:27PM0.10m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:54
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6:54
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6:12
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6:10
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 mm
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1
2
5
1
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Temp °C
14
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
14
16
17
18
18
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
18
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
11
11
7
6
7
7
8
11
15
16
18
17
10
9
10
11
12
13
12
13
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