Greenhill surf break

Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 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
9.6° 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 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
1.2
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
1.3
SSW
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
84
80
72
181
245
110
138
113
89
91
97
96
81
66
48
35
33
32
30
35
26
37
36
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:15PM1.55m
8:39AM1.19m
9:07PM1.55m
9:32AM1.17m
10:02PM1.52m
Low Tide
1:47PM-0.03m
2:43AM-0.01m
2:37PM-0.03m
3:36AM0.01m
3:31PM-0.01m
4:31AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:00
Temp °C
16
19
17
15
14
14
14
17
23
25
25
23
22
20
17
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
17
13
15
12
10
8
9
11
15
22
22
22
22
21
19
13
11
11
11
12
13
15
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
1.1
S
7
1.3
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
116
84
80
55
57
61
110
138
74
89
71
48
43
81
54
48
35
33
32
30
35
20
37
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
28
31
30
27
10
25
61
92
113
11
32
43
66
40
33
23
15
3
1
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
24
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
7
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
1
5
26
72
181
245
88
120
74
91
97
96
7
10
8
14
20
26
23
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
12
115
1071
430
12
12
11
11
39
12
12
7
0
9
164
165
624
11
11
624
38
11
187
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
2
4
3
4
4
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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