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Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 12AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 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 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | |
80 | 56 | 119 | 197 | 151 | 142 | 131 | 89 | 116 | 99 | 85 | 96 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 36 | 35 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:15PM1.55m | 8:39AM1.19m | 9:07PM1.55m | 9:32AM1.17m | 10:02PM1.52m | 10:28AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM-0.01m | 2:37PM-0.03m | 3:36AM0.01m | 3:31PM-0.01m | 4:31AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — |
 | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 |
13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 80 | 55 | 57 | 47 | 59 | 142 | 131 | 89 | 71 | 56 | 41 | 96 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 36 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 4 | E 4 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 27 | 10 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 122 | — | — | 19 | 32 | 46 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 16 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | ENE 2 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 56 | 119 | 197 | 151 | 46 | 70 | 65 | 116 | 99 | 85 | — | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | — | 9 | 18 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 12 | 1170 | 115 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 165 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 187 | 187 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 2513 |
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