Block Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.15° N 71.59° W

Block Island, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Block Island sea temperature is
20.7° C
1.2° 

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

3 hours ago
clearClear
20
light winds from the S
(19 km/h at 180°)
25.0 °C16
16


Westerly Airport

29 km WNW218 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clearClear
15
light winds from the S
(13 km/h at 190°)
26.7 °C16
16


Montauk Airport

29 km SW202 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clear-
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 1°)
26.1 °C0.0
0.0


BUOY-MTKN6

33 km SW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Groton/New London Airport

44 km W218 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clearClear
15
light winds from the S
(13 km/h at 190°)
26.1 °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
15
light winds from the SSW
(13 km/h at 210°)
23.5 °C-
-


SHIP8861

46 km NNE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
40
strong winds from the SSW
(41 km/h at 200°)
21.1 °C-
-


SHIP7544

46 km NNE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
40
strong winds from the S
(39 km/h at 190°)
21.1 °C-
-


SHIP5372

46 km NNE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
35
fresh winds from the SSW
(37.080000000000005 km/h at 200°)
23.3 °C- km
- km


* 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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