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Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.3° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (19 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
1.3
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2.4
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
2.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
55
328
523
698
850
778
778
749
625
644
919
529
993
1050
1151
1151
1070
1151
1097
1134
667
1057
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:10AM0.62m
3:31PM0.71m
4:13AM0.68m
4:23PM0.73m
5:01AM0.76m
5:07PM0.76m
Low Tide
9:16AM0.28m
10:09PM0.21m
10:23AM0.24m
10:48PM0.16m
11:14AM0.19m
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5:58
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5:57
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Temp °C
9
9
10
10
12
10
10
9
9
9
12
14
13
12
11
11
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
5
4
4
4
6
3
3
2
2
2
4
6
5
5
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
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