Block Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and let me tell you about what's on the table for Block Island over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it's a bit of a tough stretch. We're looking at a real dry spell, but I'll walk you through it.

For the whole 16-day window, there’s nothing that's going to get your heart pumping. We've got about a week and a half of barely-there surf before we see a pulse of energy around the 8th of September, but even that comes with some messy conditions. The water temperature is sitting right around 70°, so that's pretty much normal for this time of year.

Let's start with the first week. Right from the get-go on Tuesday, September 1st, it's tiny. We're talking about a 0.7 ft wave from the SSE with a long period of 13 seconds, but the combined swell energy is a weak 41 and it's not doing anything with that. The wind is onshore from the SE at 16 mph, so it's just blown-out junk.

Wednesday the 2nd morning sees a bump to 5 ft from the ESE, but the period is a short, weak 6 seconds. The energy is moderate at 255, but the cross-shore wind from the East at 19 mph is going to leave it lumpy and chopped. It's not a pretty picture.

Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th are small. Friday morning is the first time we see clean conditions with a light offshore from the NNW at 3 mph, but we're only looking at 2 ft of weak swell (energy 47). It's too small to get excited about. We get a similar clean window on Saturday the 5th morning with a 12 mph offshore from the North, but again, only 1 ft.

The only real event on the calendar is around the 8th of September. On Tuesday the 8th morning, we see a jump to 6 ft from the SSW, but it's a short period of 7 seconds. The energy is solid enough at 261, but the wind is a messy cross-onshore from the SSW at 16 mph. The afternoon gets even worse, with the wind cranking up to 25 mph. It's going to be a choppy, messy, strong breeze of a day. That's more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one.

After that, the second week fades away again. We see a small, clean 2 ft on the 10th morning, and a glassy 4 ft on the 11th morning, but the energy is still weak (42 and 92 respectively) and the waves just don't have any push. Even the glassy conditions can't make up for the lack of swell. The rest of the week is a mix of tiny swell and onshore junk.

So, to be straight with you, there are no standouts here. The whole 16-day forecast is one big gap without a solid recommendation. This is one of those periods where you save the wax and wait for a better chart. The forecast can always change, but as it sits, it's a real snoozer for Block Island.

Rusty.

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