Greenhill surf break

Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 29 May 2026 EDT
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Greenhill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Greenhill sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Greenhill today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Greenhill at 1AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (30 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (30 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Greenhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
4
1.4
SW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
1.2
SW
5
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
91
160
216
80
90
79
47
15
127
82
133
106
88
85
80
55
65
51
34
39
37
30
29
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
50
N
40
N
30
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
10
W
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
W
15
N
15
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
7:26PM1.28m
7:42AM1.01m
8:05PM1.28m
8:20AM1.00m
8:44PM1.27m
9:00AM0.99m
Low Tide
1:52AM0.23m
1:36PM0.20m
2:31AM0.23m
2:15PM0.20m
3:10AM0.24m
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:12
8:13
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
15
14
8
9
8
6
7
9
9
8
8
11
16
18
17
16
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
11
9
10
1
2
0
-5
-2
2
4
3
4
7
13
14
13
14
13
13
12
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
10
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
Energy kJ
8
8
1
8
80
90
79
47
15
127
82
133
106
88
85
80
55
24
32
27
39
37
30
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
S
7
0.4
ESE
10
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
7
9
14
13
12
8
42
4
4
3
4
54
51
34
33
28
28
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.1
NW
6
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
6
25
1
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
4
1.4
SW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
NW
3
1.5
N
5
1.6
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
Energy kJ
22
91
160
216
9
10
9
93
138
75
26
10
6
2
2
16
65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
624
638
624
21
116
116
30
764
998
227
7
7
0
0
11
11
113
7
0
6
0
6
6
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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