
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 8PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 45 | 49 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 122 | 69 | 171 | 380 | 368 | 420 | 359 | 319 | 205 | 131 | 270 | 234 | 161 | 127 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03AM0.75m | 8:20PM0.92m | 8:42AM0.79m | 8:52PM0.93m | 9:17AM0.82m | 9:22PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM0.12m | 2:43AM0.07m | 2:24PM0.11m | 3:15AM0.05m | 3:01PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 6 | E 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
46 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 49 | 39 | 93 | 118 | 118 | 359 | 319 | 205 | 131 | 270 | 234 | 161 | 127 | 98 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | ENE 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | SE 10 |
7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 96 | 17 | 61 | 43 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | SSE 9 | — | — | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — |
— | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 55 | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
27 | 32 | 49 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 122 | 69 | 171 | 380 | 368 | 420 | — | — | 54 | — | — | 1 | 16 | 41 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 767 | 1827 | 1804 | 433 | 1084 | 335 | 216 | 269 | 181 | 141 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
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