Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 8PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 272 | 118 | 121 | 152 | 181 | 208 | 204 | 159 | 252 | 228 | 190 | 157 | 130 | 130 | 102 | 80 | 126 | 118 | 84 | 105 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:42AM0.79m | 8:52PM0.93m | 9:17AM0.82m | 9:22PM0.93m | 9:50AM0.84m | 9:54PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.11m | 3:15AM0.05m | 3:01PM0.11m | 3:42AM0.04m | 3:37PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 118 | 121 | 152 | 181 | 208 | 204 | 159 | 252 | 228 | 190 | 157 | 130 | 130 | 102 | 80 | 126 | 118 | 84 | 105 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 67 | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 83 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 46 | 65 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | E 6 | — | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | 34 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 3 | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 272 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 163 | 24 | 49 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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