Greenhill surf break

Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 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
12.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Greenhill today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Greenhill at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (28 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
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)
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.8
SW
7
1
SW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
77
68
48
35
28
30
32
47
48
40
40
39
40
28
62
36
64
72
55
53
47
34
15
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
N
40
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:09PM1.25m
6:23AM1.01m
6:48PM1.27m
7:03AM1.01m
7:26PM1.28m
7:42AM1.01m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.24m
12:20PM0.20m
1:13AM0.23m
12:58PM0.20m
1:52AM0.23m
1:36PM0.20m
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part cloud
part cloud
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light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:08
8:09
8:10
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
18
18
20
18
18
17
14
12
12
13
17
18
18
15
14
10
9
8
7
9
19
19
19
17
17
15
18
17
17
15
11
8
8
9
14
14
14
11
9
5
2
0
-2
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
E
8
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
Energy kJ
8
7
68
48
35
28
23
24
47
48
40
40
39
40
28
8
7
7
1
55
53
47
34
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
7
8
7
19
20
19
30
32
32
2
11
7
7
7
7
1
1
1
3
1
2
10
6
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
NNE
2
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
8
0.2
E
3
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
4
4
8
5
1
3
17
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
6
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.8
SW
7
1
SW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
0.6
WNW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
NW
4
1.4
N
5
1.5
NNE
5
Energy kJ
66
77
2
1
1
1
62
36
64
72
7
19
23
87
133
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
287
268
11
0
6
11
11
6
0
0
11
862
66
61
150
1177
1177
115
624
624
173
764
757
998
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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