Block Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for Block Island.

To be straight with you, the next two weeks are looking pretty flat and quiet. We’ve got a long stretch ahead with nothing really worth paddling out for. The pattern is a whole lot of small, weak, and messy swell, with onshore winds messing things up most days. The first real session isn’t even on the cards until much later.

The first half of the run is a write-off. From Tuesday 28 July right through to the end of the first week, we’re looking at poor surf conditions day after day. Wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, and the swell is tiny, short-period windslop. The combined energy is weak, barely cracking 100 (78) on Tuesday afternoon, and even when it jumps to 211 on Wednesday morning, the 1.6m swell is just lumpy with a fresh cross-onshore breeze. Thursday afternoon shows a bit of clean offshore wind, but at 1.1m from the S, it’s just not got any push or shape. Friday afternoon 31 July is the closest we get to anything: glassy conditions, 0.9m at 8 seconds from the S, but it’s just too small. That’s a major gap of about 6 days of nothing.

Then we hit another dry spell. From Saturday 1 August through to Sunday 9 August, it’s honestly just more of the same. Swell heights drop under 1.0m, periods are short, and the energy is weak. The combined energy on Sunday 2 August is only 82, and by Monday 5 August it’s dropped to 27. It’s a real flat spell. There’s a little spike on Monday 10 August morning with 0.6m from the SSE at 10 seconds and glassy conditions—energy is 105 (moderate)—but we’re still talking about a tiny wave. Clean, but tiny.

The only real standout in the whole window is a long-range call for Wednesday 12 August morning. We’ve got 1.2m from the S at 7 seconds. The combined energy is 151 (moderate), and the wind is light cross-shore from the ENE. The wave comment calls it poor surf, but this is the best we’ve got. The break is Block Island, a point that rarely breaks, so this is a rare chance. The swell direction from the S is right on the optimum for the spot—SE is what it likes. It’s an intermediate-level wave, and crowds are often out there, so expect company. The water temperature is about 20°C, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year.

After that, it fades back to tiny, cross-on slop for the rest of the run. Honestly, if you’re desperate, the morning of 12 August is your only real shot, and even then, keep expectations low. For the rest of it, the board stays in the car.

Rusty.

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