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Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 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
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 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Greenhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | |
190 | 113 | 116 | 84 | 62 | 80 | 201 | 257 | 209 | 167 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 83 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 47 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:47AM1.20m | 8:15PM1.55m | 8:39AM1.19m | 9:07PM1.55m | 9:32AM1.17m | 10:02PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM-0.03m | 2:43AM-0.01m | 2:37PM-0.03m | 3:36AM0.01m | 3:31PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 190 | 113 | 116 | 84 | 62 | 55 | 47 | 59 | 61 | 78 | 92 | 92 | 67 | 49 | 65 | 61 | 62 | 47 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | 154 | 49 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 30 | 13 | 110 | 76 | — | — | — | — | 67 | 41 | 39 | 33 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 78 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 80 | 201 | 257 | 209 | 167 | — | 76 | 93 | 83 | 70 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | — | — | 11 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 39 | 12 | 115 | 1071 | 1170 | 176 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 165 | 165 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 176 | 38 |
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