Greenhill surf break

Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 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
9.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Greenhill today?

The current surf forecast for Greenhill at 12AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (17 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
1.1
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
56
119
197
151
142
131
89
116
99
85
96
58
47
35
32
31
30
35
34
30
36
35
36
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:15PM1.55m
8:39AM1.19m
9:07PM1.55m
9:32AM1.17m
10:02PM1.52m
10:28AM1.14m
Low Tide
2:43AM-0.01m
2:37PM-0.03m
3:36AM0.01m
3:31PM-0.01m
4:31AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:00
Temp °C
18
15
14
14
14
17
23
25
25
24
22
20
16
15
16
15
14
15
16
16
17
18
22
24
13
10
9
10
11
16
22
22
22
23
21
18
12
11
11
11
12
14
16
16
16
17
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
80
55
57
47
59
142
131
89
71
56
41
96
58
47
35
32
31
30
35
34
30
36
35
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
1
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
30
27
10
30
25
13
122
19
32
46
40
33
33
22
15
13
1
1
3
4
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.1
S
14
0.4
SE
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
20
4
3
4
3
3
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.3
ENE
2
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
26
56
119
197
151
46
70
65
116
99
85
1
9
10
9
6
9
18
11
23
26
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
173
12
1170
115
12
11
11
39
12
13
7
0
9
30
165
624
624
624
187
187
227
227
227
2513
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
2
3
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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