Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
19.5° C
1.8° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
135
105
96
73
71
67
52
66
64
38
37
55
91
154
239
250
458
709
795
755
974
1400
1859
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
45
SSW
40
SW
25
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:50AM0.79m
1:37PM0.91m
1:44AM0.71m
2:35PM0.87m
2:44AM0.66m
3:35PM0.84m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.09m
8:13PM0.18m
8:00AM0.14m
9:16PM0.21m
8:51AM0.18m
10:16PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
1
4
15
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
24
23
Feels °C
17
18
18
20
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
20
21
22
18
19
21
23
23
22
21
24
23
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Block Island surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest