Block Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Block Island for the next couple of weeks, and honestly, my heart’s a little heavy. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak surf ahead. The first real window of opportunity doesn't even show up until Monday the 22nd, so we’re staring down a solid eight-day drought before anything gets remotely interesting. The swell energy is barely registering, with values mostly in the double digits – like 61, 46, even down to 18 – that’s just not enough to get the heart pumping.

The early days are all about waiting. The winds are mostly messy, with cross-shore and cross-onshore breezes chopping up an already tiny ocean. There are a couple of clean windows here and there, like Monday the 15th afternoon when it goes glassy, but the swell is a pathetic 2ft. And that near-gale on Saturday the 19th with 31 mph winds is more about survival than surfing. We might see a bit of texture bump on the 21st, but the wind is howling out of the northeast at 25 mph, making it a messy, lumpy mess. It’s not until the 22nd that the energy gauge finally starts to climb.

Now, that Monday the 22nd is where things change. We’re looking at a proper spike in energy – 411 on Tuesday morning, jumping to a solid 553 by the afternoon. The swell is picking up to 6ft-6ft, coming from the east, with a period of 8-9 seconds. That’s a solid, powerful push. The catch? The wind is cross-shore and pretty fresh at 22 mph, so it’s going to have some lumps on it. This isn't one for the beginners; that size and chop will test you. The cleanest windows in this period look like the 23rd and 24th, as the wind switches to a cross-off from the northeast, cleaning up that solid 4ft-5ft of east-southeast swell. Long period swells are prone to breaking too straight at beach breaks and are best at point breaks, reefs and rivers, and Block Island is a point break, so it could be worth the paddle. The energy is still moderate to strong, with readings of 314-359.

After that pulse, it fades quickly. By the 25th, we’re already back to marginal conditions with energy dropping to 223, and the rest of the week is just a slow slide back into the doldrums with small waves and a lot of wind. There’s a faint whisper of a glassy morning on the 27th, but the swell is gone, down to 1ft with an energy of just 53. So, don’t get your hopes up for a big finale. The standout is clearly Tuesday the 22nd and the clean, bigger surf on the 23rd and 24th. It’s promising, but a week and a half out, we keep our fingers crossed and check the charts again. Stay tuned.

Rusty.

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