Greenhill surf break

Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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 8PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
96
82
55
54
43
26
45
28
27
26
29
37
29
34
37
44
47
92
123
144
148
130
113
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
cross-off
cross-on
on
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
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:10PM1.09m
4:22AM1.08m
5:00PM1.21m
5:15AM1.12m
5:48PM1.32m
6:06AM1.16m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.25m
10:19PM0.30m
10:36AM0.19m
11:15PM0.22m
11:23AM0.12m
00:08AM0.13m
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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
Temp °C
13
15
14
13
11
9
9
9
13
14
15
14
11
11
10
11
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
9
12
10
10
8
4
4
4
8
9
10
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SE
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
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
99
96
82
55
54
43
26
45
28
27
26
13
12
12
12
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
7
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
25
24
4
4
8
6
13
7
7
3
18
11
17
16
16
16
16
4
4
4
4
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
S
6
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
1
4
4
8
11
7
13
11
11
11
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
NW
2
0.5
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
23
33
10
1
5
2
1
7
29
37
29
34
37
44
47
92
123
144
148
130
113
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
11
12
39
0
16
38
70
38
54
131
176
173
150
150
150
176
1595
998
1071
288
437
227
224
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
2
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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