Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.8° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 7AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
398
308
215
136
132
146
135
68
61
43
38
40
42
63
41
41
28
27
16
15
15
10
10
8
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
25
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
10
NE
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:10AM0.96m
9:34PM1.10m
10:03AM0.99m
10:23PM1.05m
10:56AM1.00m
Low Tide
3:23AM-0.06m
3:06PM-0.07m
4:10AM-0.07m
4:06PM-0.04m
4:57AM-0.05m
5:07PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
25
27
29
31
31
28
26
25
26
26
26
27
28
28
24
23
22
23
25
26
25
23
Feels °C
21
22
24
26
27
30
29
24
26
24
25
25
23
22
26
26
23
22
21
22
21
22
21
23
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