Block Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it. We've got a 16-day window for the Block Island area, and I'll be straight with you—it's looking like a tough stretch. There are a lot of flat, windy days ahead, so patience is the name of the game.

The first real glimmer of hope doesn't pop up until Wednesday, July 22nd, but it's not much to write home about. We see a moderate cross-shore breeze and a building 7ft swell from the south, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at 637, but the surf quality is marginal. It’s going to be bumpy and not really worth paddling out for.

The standout of the entire 16-day forecast arrives on Thursday morning, July 23rd. This is the one to circle on your calendar. The wind will be light and offshore from the northeast, making for clean conditions at the Block Island point break. We're looking at a solid 5ft swell out of the south, with a 9-second period and a combined energy of 380. The water temp is sitting around 67°F, which is about 3°F cooler than normal for this time of year, so a wetsuit is still a good idea. It's not going to be huge, but it'll be the cleanest, most organized surf we see all week. Just keep in mind this spot rarely breaks, so to see it lining up like this is a treat. Because it does break infrequently, you might find a few others who sniffed it out, but the quality should be worth sharing the peak.

After that morning, the rest of the period pretty well shuts down. The waves get small, the wind shifts onshore or cross-onshore, and we get a long run of poor conditions. There's a little blip at the very end, on Friday morning, July 31st, where a bigger swell from the east-northeast at 6ft rolls in, but with a moderate onshore wind and a period of just 8 seconds, it's going to be choppy and messy. The combined energy is high at 436, but the quality just won't be there for a good paddle session.

From there, we fade back into small, choppy surf for the start of August. The forecast looks pretty bleak right through to that Monday morning, August 3rd, where we get another small window of clean surf from a light offshore breeze and a 3ft SSE swell. It's surfable, but ordinary, and nothing compared to that Thursday morning.

So, to sum it up: the one and only standout is Thursday morning, July 23rd at Block Island. Get on it if you can, because the rest of the 16 days is filled with long gaps of flat, windy, or choppy conditions. Don't hold your breath for the rest.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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