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Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 28 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
12.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Greenhill today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Greenhill at 5AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). 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 (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Greenhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 10 | |
46 | 35 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 49 | 60 | 30 | 27 | 75 | 59 | 44 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:23AM1.01m | 6:48PM1.27m | 7:03AM1.01m | 7:26PM1.28m | 7:42AM1.01m | 8:05PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.24m | 12:20PM0.20m | 1:13AM0.23m | 12:58PM0.20m | 1:52AM0.23m | 1:36PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 46 | 35 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 75 | 59 | 44 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | E 10 | — | E 8 | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 49 | 60 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 95 | 173 | 159 | 111 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 6 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 61 | 11 | 95 | 61 | 61 | 632 | 1177 | 1177 | 150 | 624 | 227 | 638 | 930 | 765 | 1056 | 1559 | 13 | 6 |
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