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Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 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
8.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Greenhill today?
The current surf forecast for Greenhill at 3AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Greenhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | |
124 | 102 | 85 | 66 | 48 | 63 | 49 | 91 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 77 | 60 | 70 | 100 | 74 | 109 | 126 | 124 | 148 | 132 | 56 | 131 | 162 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 00:39AM1.07m | 1:15PM0.90m | 1:33AM1.04m | 2:17PM0.93m | 2:30AM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10PM0.38m | 7:13AM0.36m | 7:08PM0.41m | 8:06AM0.35m | 8:14PM0.41m | 8:59AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — |
 | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 124 | 102 | 85 | 66 | 48 | 63 | 49 | 14 | 39 | 87 | 90 | 77 | 60 | 70 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 148 | 132 | 56 | 131 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | SE 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 13 | — | 32 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 56 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 14 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | — | — | — | W 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 91 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 74 | 109 | 126 | 124 | — | — | — | — | 162 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 115 | 115 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 12 | 2935 | 182 | 208 | 126 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
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