Block Island Surf Break

Block Island, United States Weather Observations

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Issued: 7 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
15.8° C

1.4°C colder than average for this time of year

Block Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Block Island based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Block Island right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Block Island

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Block Island Airport

3 km NE211 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
30
moderate winds from the WSW
(28 km/h at 250°)
21.1 °C16
16


Westerly Airport

29 km WNW218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
20
light winds from the WSW
(19 km/h at 250°)
21.1 °C16
16


Montauk Airport

29 km SW202 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the W
(17 km/h at 260°)
22.2 °C0.0
0.0


BUOY-MTKN6

33 km SW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
20.4 °C-
-


Groton/New London Airport

44 km W218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
20
moderate winds from the WSW
(20 km/h at 250°)
21.7 °C16
16


Block Island- RI

44 km ESE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-NWPR1

45 km NNE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
20
moderate winds from the SW
(22 km/h at 220°)
- °C-
-


Newport Airport

50 km NNE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 280°)
22.8 °C16
16


BUOY-NLHC3

50 km W3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
22.4 °C-
-


Nort Kingston/Quonset State Airport

52 km NNE273 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
20
moderate winds from the WSW
(22 km/h at 240°)
23 °C16
16


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Block Island and within an acceptable time window.

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