Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 1PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 5 | SE 12 | SW 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 13 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 42 | 28 | 31 | 45 | 47 | 53 | 81 | 72 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:20AM0.60m | 5:03PM0.80m | 5:21AM0.64m | 5:53PM0.83m | 6:12AM0.69m | 6:36PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM0.24m | 11:34PM0.23m | 11:15AM0.22m | 00:18AM0.20m | 12:06PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 45 | 47 | 53 | 19 | 12 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | E 5 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 11 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | — | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | ENE 5 | — | E 5 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 12 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 42 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 17 | 20 | 81 | 72 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 85 | 665 | 2583 | 605 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 249 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 195 | 117 | 42 | 24 | 29 | 161 | 219 | 198 | 195 | 81 |
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