Block Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Looks like we’ve got a real quiet stretch ahead for Block Island. The water’s sitting at 69°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so no surprises there. But the surf? It’s a long, flat spell with no real standouts, and that’s the honest truth.

Right now, through the end of August and into early September, we’re looking at tiny, weak waves with poor conditions almost every day. Friday the 28th kicks off with a small 3ft southeast swell, but the wind is cross and the energy is minimal (117). It’s just not worth paddling out. That same pattern sticks around through Saturday and Sunday, with swell dropping to 1ft and energy falling into the 30s and 40s. The wind gets messy, too—cross-onshore and fresh breezes, making it lumpy and choppy. Not a single session worth calling out.

Then we hit a real dry spell. Monday the 31st through to Wednesday the 3rd of September, we’ve got onshore winds and rain, with swell barely cracking 2ft. The energy climbs a bit on Wednesday morning to 111, but it’s light rain and onshore wind, so the quality is still poor. Thursday the 3rd sees a bit more energy (113 to 128), but it’s cross-shore wind with a lumpy cross-chop, and the swell is only 2ft. Not exciting.

The next few days, from Friday the 4th to Tuesday the 8th, are a mix of clean conditions but tiny surf. On Friday morning the 4th, we get a clean cross-offshore wind with a 2ft southwest swell, but the energy is a weak 57. Saturday the 5th drops to 1.0ft, and Sunday the 6th morning sees a 2ft east swell with a longer period of 11 seconds and clean conditions, but energy is still only 97. That afternoon, the swell nudges up to 3ft with a 12-second period from the east, and energy hits 275, but it’s onshore wind and the surf is still poor. Not the day.

Monday the 7th brings a 2ft east swell with a 11-second period and 159 energy, but the wind is cross-onshore. The afternoon sees a bigger 5ft southwest swell with 201 energy, but the period drops to 6 seconds and it’s cross-onshore and choppy. Still poor. Tuesday the 8th is clean in the morning but the swell is only 3ft and energy is low.

Now, we finally get a bit of a glimmer. Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th have clean conditions with cross-offshore and offshore winds. The swell is small—1ft to 2ft—but the energy is around 77 to 97. It’s clean, but not surfable. Then on Friday the 11th, we see a bit more pulse: 4ft to 5ft south swell with energy up to 312 in the afternoon. But the wind is cross to cross-onshore, so it’s bumpy and choppy. That’s the biggest swell of the whole period, but the quality is still poor.

Saturday the 12th wraps it up with a 4ft to 5ft southwest swell, energy in the 197 to 238 range, and some marginal conditions. The morning is cross-shore and a little cleaner, but the afternoon is onshore and questionable. Still not a standout.

So, bottom line: there’s no good surf on offer in this 16-day window. The few pulses of energy are let down by poor wind and small swell. For Block Island, this dry run is more normal than you’d hope. Keep an eye on forecasts, but for now, the board stays dry.

Rusty.

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