Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
19.7° C
1.7° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
W
10
N
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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