Block Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s take a look at what we’ve got coming up for Block Island over the next couple of weeks. I gotta say, it’s a pretty bleak run of surf for a while. The swell is small and the wind is in the wrong spot most of the time, so the first real window where we can get into the water is on the morning of Tuesday the 18th. Before that, we’re looking at Sunday and Monday with nothing worth paddling out for—real poor conditions and tiny, weak waves.

Come Tuesday morning the 18th, the swell is just sneaking in at about 4ft from the south with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at 187, so it’s not a powerhouse, but the wind is light from the NNE, which is cross-offshore and keeping the surface clean. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual. It’s just surfable, not something to write home about.

The rest of that week, from Tuesday afternoon right through to the following Sunday the 23rd, it’s a real struggle. The swell drops right off, the wind gets messy, and the wave height is often under 2ft. The water goes glassy on the morning of Sunday the 23rd, but with only 1ft and a combined energy of 22, it’s barely a ripple. Another glassy moment on Monday the 24th with 2ft, but again, wind picks up in the afternoon and kills it.

Now, moving into the second week, things start to change. On Thursday the 27th, we finally get a real standout. The morning brings a 2ft swell from the SE with a long period of 12 seconds, and a combined energy of 212—moderate, but the quality is there. The wind is light WNW, cross-offshore, and the conditions are clean. By the afternoon, the swell bumps up to 3ft from the same direction, period still at 12 seconds, and a bigger combined energy of 224. The wind swings to the north at 12 mph, straight offshore, and it stays clean. This is the best on offer for the whole outlook. With a period over 11 seconds, this is a true groundswell, and at Block Island, a point break, it should set up nicely. Just a heads up, this spot rarely breaks, so the fact it’s showing potential is worth noting. Also, crowds are often here, so expect company if you make the call.

After that, the surf holds into Friday the 28th but drops in quality, and the winds get tricky again. The rest of the forecast fades into small, weak swell with onshore winds. The last bit on Monday the 31st shows a bump to 6ft from the east with a period of 7 seconds and a combined energy of 377, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy, so it’s really for the dedicated only.

So, if you’re hanging for a wave, pencil in Thursday the 27th as the day to be on Block Island. It’s not huge, but it’s clean and has that proper pulse.

Stay stoked.
Rusty

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