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Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 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
11.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Greenhill today?
The current surf forecast for Greenhill at 5PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Greenhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | |
130 | 142 | 190 | 269 | 265 | 237 | 210 | 186 | 149 | 144 | 160 | 193 | 113 | 93 | 73 | 58 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:28AM1.14m | 10:59PM1.45m | 11:28AM1.11m | 11:58PM1.36m | 12:32PM1.09m | 1:01AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.04m | 5:28AM0.09m | 5:28PM0.11m | 6:28AM0.14m | 6:34PM0.18m | 7:29AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
19 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 4 | 24 | 31 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 136 | 113 | 93 | 73 | 58 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | NW 2 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 |
| kJ | 130 | 142 | 190 | 269 | 265 | 237 | 210 | 186 | 149 | 144 | 160 | 193 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 173 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 173 | 190 | 227 | 227 | 208 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 38 | 635 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 708 |
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