Block Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you on this one. Looking at the charts for our neck of the woods, it's a real tough stretch. We're staring down a long, flat spell with nothing worth paddling out for.

Here's the deal. The only spot we've got to look at is Block Island, a point break that's a real ghost town – it rarely breaks. And looking at the next 16 days, it's staying that way. From Wednesday the 26th of August right through to the 10th of September, every single forecast entry is a "poor surf conditions" with a score of zero. That's a solid two-week gap with no recommendations.

The water temp is sitting around 70°F which is pretty much normal for this time of year. But that's where the good news ends.

We get a few pulses of energy, but they're all wasted. The combined swell energy for the whole period is mostly weak, with values like 84 (weak), 93 (weak), and 148 (moderate). There's a couple of stronger ones on the 7th of September (232 moderate) and the 10th of September (406 moderate), but the wind just ruins everything.

For the first week, it's a constant battle with cross-onshore winds. The swell is tiny, 1 ft to 4 ft, with a short, weak period of 5 to 9 seconds. It's just a choppy, gutless mess.

The second week of September looks a *little* more promising for energy, but it comes with a price. On the 5th of September, we get a 4 ft swell from the East with a 9-second period, but the wind is screaming from the NNW at 31 mph. That's a near gale. It's clean, sure, but you won't be able to paddle into anything. That setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

The only real standout in terms of size comes on the 10th of September. A clean, cross-off wind, but the swell is 5 ft to 6 ft from the SE with a short period of 5-7 seconds. That's a peak energy of 406 (moderate), but the period is so short it'll be a bumpy, closing-out mess. It's too big and shifty for beginners and not good quality for anyone else.

So, in short, we're in a drought. The spot is inconsistent, the wind is mostly wrong, and the swell is either too small or too wind-affected. Don't bother checking the cam for a while. Forecasts can change, but right now, it's a hard pass.

Rusty.

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