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Greenhill surf break

Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 EDT
Forecast 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
7.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Greenhill today?

The current surf forecast for Greenhill at 7AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)666777777687455734444556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16111115231514149865842458131630445449
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
20
SW
15
W
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffglassonononononononononcross-
on
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:15PM
1.50
10:39AM
1.15
11:09PM
1.44
11:35AM
1.09
12:08AM
1.35
12:38PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
0.04
4:38PM
0.04
5:38AM
0.11
5:35PM
0.12
6:40AM
0.18
6:40PM
0.19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:56----
Sunset------7:30-------7:31-------7:32-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------1-21--
Temp. °C544576684322566555456678
Feels °C (?)-1-2-101014-2-3-4-4100-1-1-2-1-20156
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