Greenhill surf break

Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 15 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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Greenhill today?

The current surf forecast for Greenhill at 7AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (15 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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 Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
7
1.1
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1
SSE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
1.1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
160
360
345
200
204
200
173
154
176
113
94
77
55
56
83
135
127
139
168
99
105
120
99
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:57AM1.18m
7:25PM1.51m
7:47AM1.20m
8:15PM1.55m
8:39AM1.19m
9:07PM1.55m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.06m
12:58PM0.00m
1:51AM0.01m
1:47PM-0.03m
2:43AM-0.01m
2:37PM-0.03m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
8:00
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
14
13
14
12
11
10
10
12
15
17
17
14
13
14
14
17
19
24
25
24
23
9
8
9
12
11
12
9
9
8
8
9
11
12
12
10
9
10
12
16
18
22
23
23
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
7
1.1
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1
SSE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
1
SSW
7
Energy kJ
85
160
360
345
200
204
200
173
154
176
113
94
77
55
39
23
41
61
139
168
94
45
51
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
7
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.3
SW
4
0.6
S
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
S
8
0.7
SSE
8
Energy kJ
13
51
130
103
69
49
32
49
3
49
28
31
32
31
20
16
22
22
94
11
4
67
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.6
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
103
69
49
4
3
3
59
12
11
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
SW
6
1.2
SW
7
1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
Energy kJ
1
3
3
2
13
32
56
83
135
127
54
135
99
105
120
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
6
11
7
0
0
0
7
11
39
12
12
187
115
115
12
7
11
15
39
11
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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