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Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Greenhill at 5PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Greenhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
24 | 24 | 27 | 80 | 138 | 159 | 82 | 70 | 60 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 66 | 141 | 117 | 86 | 88 | 82 | 57 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:26PM1.28m | 7:42AM1.01m | 8:05PM1.28m | 8:20AM1.00m | 8:44PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.20m | 1:52AM0.23m | 1:36PM0.20m | 2:31AM0.23m | 2:15PM0.20m | 3:10AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | 8:13 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | -5 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 5 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
 kJ | 24 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 159 | 82 | 70 | 60 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 66 | 141 | 117 | 86 | 88 | 82 | 57 | 52 | 11 | 35 | 9 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | W 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 8 | ESE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | SW 4 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 9 | 35 | 9 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | E 13 | ESE 12 | — | W 6 | — | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 14 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 27 | 80 | 138 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 194 | 160 | 107 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 866 | 30 | 624 | 115 | 624 | 29 | 176 | 764 | 680 | 764 | 638 | 149 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 114 | 93 | 38 | 11 |
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