Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 6PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SE
8
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
1
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
80
78
53
63
61
51
50
30
30
31
31
33
34
24
24
20
25
25
38
45
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:43AM0.91m
8:50PM0.94m
9:14AM0.95m
9:25PM0.94m
9:47AM0.98m
10:03PM0.92m
Low Tide
2:43PM0.07m
2:55AM0.01m
3:19PM0.05m
3:22AM0.00m
3:56PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
23
24
24
25
23
19
18
17
19
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
23
23
23
Feels °C
25
26
25
25
21
15
14
13
16
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
20
21
23
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