Greenhill surf break

Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Greenhill today?

The current surf forecast for Greenhill at 8PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (22 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri night, strong winds from the E by Sun morning).

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.7
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.5
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
2.3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
14
14
15
15
30
15
28
58
81
105
118
179
225
316
617
1084
1295
865
540
519
322
268
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
35
E
40
E
35
ESE
20
E
10
ENE
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:39PM1.09m
2:04AM1.18m
2:45PM1.11m
3:06AM1.11m
3:46PM1.14m
4:03AM1.07m
Low Tide
7:44PM0.23m
8:28AM0.20m
8:55PM0.27m
9:24AM0.21m
10:00PM0.27m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:06
8:07
1
1
1
2
4
9
11
14
15
10
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
10
9
10
8
9
9
9
10
12
13
13
11
10
10
8
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
8
9
7
5
5
2
3
2
1
3
9
12
12
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
1.1
SE
7
0.1
S
6
2
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
10
6
7
6
6
6
13
15
10
4
3
3
118
1
540
390
322
268
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
13
13
14
14
15
7
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
5
7
7
7
15
9
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.3
ENE
3
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.5
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
2.3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
8
2
SE
8
Energy kJ
19
24
32
17
8
20
30
1
28
58
81
105
179
225
316
617
1084
1295
865
519
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
693
768
768
766
2399
1112
6
1510
1112
1112
12
1170
632
632
430
412
254
165
164
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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