
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 12PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 107 | 136 | 141 | 132 | 93 | 49 | 39 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.01m | 7:01PM0.92m | 7:27AM1.06m | 7:45PM0.91m | 8:09AM1.08m | 8:27PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.01m | 1:18AM-0.01m | 1:49PM-0.01m | 1:51AM-0.00m | 2:31PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 93 | 49 | 39 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | N 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — |
100 | 107 | 136 | 141 | 132 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 27 | 28 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 847 | 847 | 1098 | 1687 | 24 | 24 | 49 | 49 | 642 | 645 | 749 | 847 | 767 | 2464 | 2375 | 2371 | 2371 | 1824 | 1821 | 1998 | 1491 | 1998 | 1493 |
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