Greenhill surf break

Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 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
9.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Greenhill today?

The current surf forecast for Greenhill at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
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)
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.6
S
6
1.9
S
6
2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
138
99
96
82
55
54
43
26
45
28
27
26
20
25
26
35
31
35
64
117
181
279
349
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
20
S
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:27AM1.05m
4:10PM1.09m
4:22AM1.08m
5:00PM1.21m
5:15AM1.12m
5:48PM1.32m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.25m
10:19PM0.30m
10:36AM0.19m
11:15PM0.22m
11:23AM0.12m
00:08AM0.13m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:30
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
12
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
13
14
15
15
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
14
12
4
6
9
10
9
8
8
5
3
5
8
9
10
10
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
165
138
99
96
82
55
54
43
26
45
28
27
26
20
12
12
12
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
70
51
25
24
23
4
11
7
13
7
6
3
18
11
17
16
10
10
4
16
5
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
57
1
4
4
4
4
11
13
11
17
11
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.6
S
6
1.9
S
6
2
S
7
Energy kJ
1
23
32
5
3
3
2
5
14
25
26
35
31
35
64
117
181
279
349
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
11
11
0
16
16
16
11
38
131
115
173
150
150
150
176
1709
1170
1071
629
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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