Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
20.4° C
1.5° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.7
S
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.8
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
132
108
108
84
118
109
107
61
127
130
43
40
39
37
24
24
23
21
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:54PM0.92m
10:22AM0.87m
10:28PM0.90m
10:55AM0.89m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.11m
4:06AM0.04m
4:15PM0.11m
4:32AM0.04m
4:56PM0.12m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:02
8:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
24
23
Feels °C
22
23
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
23
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