
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Block Island today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Block Island at 2PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Block Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 69 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 61 | 58 | 67 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 105 | 99 | 117 | 121 | 105 | 142 | 95 | 116 | 60 | 60 | 48 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:50AM0.62m | 5:29PM0.84m | 5:46AM0.63m | 6:20PM0.87m | 6:36AM0.66m | 7:04PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM0.20m | 00:03AM0.20m | 11:33AM0.19m | 00:49AM0.18m | 12:20PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 5 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
73 | 69 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 23 | 58 | 67 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 142 | 95 | 116 | 60 | 60 | 48 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
47 | 37 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 8 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 99 | 117 | 121 | — | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 41 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 729 | 709 | 702 | 634 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 665 | 680 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 82 | 410 | 691 | 26 |
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