Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
21.0°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
45
34
21
28
31
30
29
15
15
15
15
14
7
8
8
10
12
10
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
SW
15
W
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
High Tide
4:30PM0.96m
5:02AM0.80m
5:35PM0.99m
6:03AM0.88m
6:31PM1.01m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.10m
11:08AM0.07m
00:20AM0.05m
12:13PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:08
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
17
18
20
23
23
24
23
22
22
21
22
24
24
22
22
Feels °C
19
18
17
14
13
14
16
21
21
21
20
19
20
19
19
21
22
21
20
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