Surf Forecasts:
Block Island surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 31 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, E swell with 464 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 31 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Block Island this week:
The surf forecast for Block Island over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Block Island in the next 16 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Block Island over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for Block Island.
Look, I gotta be straight with you – we’re in a tough stretch. This 16-day window is a real mixed bag, and honestly, for most of it, we’re staring down a whole lot of "poor surf conditions." There just isn’t much to get excited about. The swell is mostly short-period, onshore junk, or when the wind does swing offshore, it's blowing a gale making it impossible to paddle into. We’ve got a run from now all the way through to the end of July with practically nothing rideable. The first real glimpse of something that might be surfable doesn’t show up until Friday, the 31st.
So, the only faint glimmer in this whole outlook falls on Friday morning, July 31st at Block Island. It’s a point break that rarely breaks, so the fact it might even have a pulse is notable. We’re looking at a small 3ft swell coming out of the S, with a period of 9 seconds – decent enough to push some shape through. The combined wave energy is weak, barely hitting 193. But the wind will be light and cross-offshore from the NW, so the surface should be clean. The water temp is about average for this time of year. The catch? It’s a spot that’s rarely breaking, and when it does, crowds are often a problem. It’s just a tiny window of potential before conditions fall apart again.
The rest of the run is a washout. Saturday the 1st of August starts glassy, but the swell is tiny and weak. By the 5th of August, we see that swell energy jump right up over 370, but the wind is a fresh howler from the SSW making it lumpy and choppy – that’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a fun paddle. The same goes for the 6th of August with that energy pushing over 450 but blowing hard onshore. That’s just messy, powerful chop. It settles back down into tiny, weak swell after that. It’s a bleak picture, but that’s how it goes sometimes around here.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 58 | 55 | 36 | 34 | 69 | 45 | 53 | 117 | 129 | 163 | 195 | 464 | 343 | 158 | 106 | 71 | 43 | 42 | 54 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 7:04PM0.89m | 7:22AM0.70m | 7:44PM0.91m | 8:03AM0.75m | 8:20PM0.92m | 8:42AM0.79m | 8:52PM0.93m | 9:17AM0.82m | 9:22PM0.93m | 9:50AM0.84m | 9:54PM0.92m | 10:22AM0.87m | 10:28PM0.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.17m | 1:30AM0.14m | 1:04PM0.14m | 2:08AM0.11m | 1:45PM0.12m | 2:43AM0.07m | 2:24PM0.11m | 3:15AM0.05m | 3:01PM0.11m | 3:42AM0.04m | 3:37PM0.11m | 4:06AM0.04m | 4:15PM0.11m | 4:32AM0.04m | |||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 10 | E 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 127 | 58 | 55 | 36 | 34 | 69 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 163 | 26 | 103 | 125 | 129 | 106 | 71 | 43 | 42 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | SSE 7 | S 9 | — | S 10 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 10 | 106 | — | 158 | 55 | 39 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 4 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | WNW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 27 | — | — | — | 3 | 35 | 53 | 117 | 129 | 20 | 195 | 464 | 343 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 648 | 138 | 133 | 1804 | 340 | 181 | 308 | 285 | 115 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 634 |
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