Greenhill surf break

Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 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
9.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Greenhill today?

The current surf forecast for Greenhill at 7AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (14 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
SSE
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
7
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1.3
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
146
146
71
69
82
73
64
74
226
461
220
250
192
235
170
115
71
64
57
80
99
67
95
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NW
20
N
15
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:06AM1.16m
6:36PM1.43m
6:57AM1.18m
7:25PM1.51m
7:47AM1.20m
8:15PM1.55m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.13m
12:10PM0.05m
00:59AM0.06m
12:58PM0.00m
1:51AM0.01m
1:47PM-0.03m
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:58
7:59
1
1
1
1
8
1
2
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
15
16
16
14
13
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
9
8
8
8
8
8
11
11
11
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.9
SSW
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
7
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
10
1
SSE
9
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Energy kJ
10
66
71
69
82
73
64
74
226
461
185
250
192
235
170
115
71
54
57
80
99
67
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
SSE
11
1
S
9
1.1
SE
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.2
SSW
6
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
13
13
34
47
169
220
101
99
3
33
39
57
64
54
30
62
20
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.3
SW
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
1
9
4
4
29
127
101
5
3
1
20
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
SSE
6
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.1
SW
5
0.5
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
Energy kJ
149
146
146
54
33
2
1
4
23
44
61
95
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
230
204
161
126
12
0
11
11
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
39
12
12
12
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
5
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