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Block Island surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
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Block Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Block Island sea temperature is
9.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Block Island today?
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | |
231 | 151 | 137 | 122 | 125 | 111 | 141 | 128 | 106 | 88 | 64 | 39 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 50 | 38 | 48 | 60 | 85 | 128 | 216 | 293 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 8:43AM0.87m | 9:06PM1.17m | 9:36AM0.88m | 9:59PM1.13m | 10:30AM0.87m | 10:54PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM-0.12m | 2:19PM-0.12m | 3:50AM-0.10m | 3:12PM-0.11m | 4:47AM-0.07m | 4:09PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
53 | 133 | 137 | 97 | 125 | 80 | 54 | 65 | 106 | 88 | 64 | 34 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 50 | 38 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | — | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | E 4 | SSW 6 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 16 | S 16 |
25 | 22 | 13 | 122 | 5 | — | 19 | 36 | 56 | 54 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | ESE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
231 | 151 | 85 | — | 79 | 111 | 141 | 128 | — | — | 11 | 19 | 13 | — | — | 11 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 60 | 85 | 128 | 216 | 293 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 152 | 157 | 634 | 634 | 634 | 634 | 397 | 221 | 219 | 219 | 1095 | 249 | 195 | 216 |
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