Greenhill surf break

Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 15 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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Greenhill today?

The current surf forecast for Greenhill at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
173
173
154
190
113
92
84
80
55
86
177
102
126
92
92
88
96
96
70
53
47
34
32
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
7:25PM1.51m
7:47AM1.20m
8:15PM1.55m
8:39AM1.19m
9:07PM1.55m
9:32AM1.17m
Low Tide
1:51AM0.01m
1:47PM-0.03m
2:43AM-0.01m
2:37PM-0.03m
3:36AM0.01m
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
10
12
15
17
17
14
13
14
15
17
23
24
22
20
22
19
17
15
17
17
13
9
9
10
7
9
12
13
12
9
8
9
12
15
21
21
19
18
22
17
14
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
204
173
173
154
190
113
92
84
80
55
61
47
92
73
69
92
56
50
96
70
53
47
33
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.9
ESE
10
0.6
S
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
SW
6
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSW
6
Energy kJ
69
47
31
51
154
49
28
31
30
27
20
43
47
56
92
47
47
52
33
34
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.3
SSE
10
0.1
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.5
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
8
Energy kJ
90
66
18
1
3
54
10
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
WSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.3
NE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
2
10
25
39
86
177
102
126
52
88
96
1
3
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
11
7
39
12
12
12
1170
176
12
7
7
21
12
16
7
0
0
6
9
624
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
4
2
4
2
4
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
1
3
4
4
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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