Greenhill surf break

Greenhill surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 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
8.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Greenhill today?

The current surf forecast for Greenhill at 3AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (08 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
S
7
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.8
SSW
7
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
102
85
66
48
63
49
91
81
87
90
77
60
70
100
74
109
126
124
148
132
56
131
162
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
35
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:39AM1.07m
1:15PM0.90m
1:33AM1.04m
2:17PM0.93m
2:30AM1.04m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.38m
7:13AM0.36m
7:08PM0.41m
8:06AM0.35m
8:14PM0.41m
8:59AM0.31m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:35
5:33
5:33
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7:49
7:50
7:51
7:52
1
7
13
1
Temp °C
15
13
10
8
8
9
11
12
13
11
9
9
9
11
13
13
11
12
12
12
11
13
16
18
9
8
5
3
2
5
6
5
6
8
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
9
10
9
11
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
S
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.2
S
7
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
124
102
85
66
48
63
49
14
39
87
90
77
60
70
22
21
16
21
8
148
132
56
131
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
12
12
23
20
20
29
13
32
21
20
21
22
5
5
5
5
4
8
7
56
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SE
9
0.6
W
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
2
4
5
5
5
22
16
5
5
4
4
7
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
3
91
81
100
74
109
126
124
162
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
0
13
0
11
11
38
115
115
11
11
0
0
115
12
2935
182
208
126
11
11
11
11
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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