Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Block Island at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.8
SE
6
2
SSE
8
1.9
S
9
2
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
23
21
19
10
14
10
15
25
37
45
105
256
437
612
675
679
601
455
386
266
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
NW
25
N
15
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
40
E
45
E
40
ENE
45
NNE
40
NE
35
NNE
25
N
10
NNE
5
W
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
8:09AM1.08m
8:27PM0.89m
8:50AM1.07m
9:07PM0.85m
9:29AM1.04m
9:46PM0.80m
Low Tide
1:51AM-0.00m
2:31PM-0.01m
2:19AM0.02m
3:10PM0.01m
2:43AM0.05m
3:49PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
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6:14
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6:12
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5
10
5
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Temp °C
19
17
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
16
14
14
15
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
12
9
9
12
12
11
10
9
10
9
9
10
12
7
6
8
7
7
8
12
17
18
15
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