Block Island · Washington County · Rhode Island
Block Island Surf Report & Forecast, South Shore, RI
Block Island, South Shore, Rhode Island: 3–4 ft, waist to chest high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 3.2 ft at 7 seconds from the southwest, with a 22 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 30 mph. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 2.6 ft at 7:25 pm.
3–4 ft
waist to chest high
- Swell
- 3.2 ft · 7 s · SWplus 2.9 ft · 4 s · WNW
- Wind
- 22 mph (WNW), gusts 30cross-shore
- Tide
- 0.2 ft risinghigh 2.6 ft at 7:25 pm
- Water
- 59°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 53°Ffeels like 39°F
- Sun
- rise 6:27 amset 4:33 pm
Block Island surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Block Island: 2 pm, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Block Island: 8 am, Poor to Fair, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 25 | 3.4 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 26 | 3.7 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 26 | 3.5 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 27 | 2.8 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 31 | 2.0 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 31 | 1.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 28 | 0.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 30 | 0.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 24 | -0.1 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 3–4 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 24 | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 28 | 0.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 30 | 1.6 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 24 | 2.8 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 16 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 22 | 3.3 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 3.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 3.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 2.4 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 1.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 27 | 0.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 28 | 0.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 30 | 0.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 29 | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 27 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 28 | 1.2 ft |
Block Island waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Block Island arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 3.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 1
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 5 s
- Lulls
- about 24 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 42% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Block Island surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Block Island: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 1–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Block Island are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–4 ft | Poor | 3.5 ft · 7 s · SSW | 18 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 26 | 18 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 24 | 2 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.9 ft · 4 s · WNW | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 21 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 30 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 6 s · SW | 16 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 22 | 14 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–4 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 3 s · ESE | 13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 18 | 22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 30 | 12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–4 ft | Fair | 4.1 ft · 5 s · NNE | 24 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 33 | 21 mph offshore (N), gusts 28 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 8 s · ESE | 18 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 26 | 20 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 28 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1 ft | Poor | 3.9 ft · 5 s · WNW | 20 mph offshore (NW), gusts 29 | 20 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 28 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 3.4 ft · 4 s · WNW | 16 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 25 | 13 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 12 mph offshore (NNE) | 6 mph offshore (N) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 9 mph cross-shore (W) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Block Island are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Block Island tide chart and tide times
Tides at Block Island today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.0 ft at 12:45 am, high 3.7 ft at 7:03 am, low -0.1 ft at 1:43 pm and high 2.6 ft at 7:25 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.2 ft and rising.
Block Island tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.0 ft at 12:45 amHigh 3.7 ft at 7:03 amLow -0.1 ft at 1:43 pmHigh 2.6 ft at 7:25 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low -0.1 ft at 1:20 amHigh 3.4 ft at 7:47 amLow 0.1 ft at 2:17 pmHigh 2.7 ft at 8:02 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.1 ft at 1:58 amHigh 3.3 ft at 8:24 amLow 0.2 ft at 2:49 pmHigh 2.7 ft at 8:46 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.6 ft at 2:28 amHigh 3.7 ft at 9:11 amLow 1.2 ft at 3:19 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 9:18 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.3 ft at 3:18 amHigh 3.8 ft at 9:43 amLow 1.2 ft at 4:13 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 10:05 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.2 ft at 3:59 amHigh 3.4 ft at 10:23 amLow 0.9 ft at 5:04 pmHigh 2.6 ft at 10:53 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.9 ft at 4:51 amHigh 2.7 ft at 11:09 amLow 0.4 ft at 5:54 pmHigh 2.1 ft at 11:54 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.6 ft at 5:43 amHigh 2.3 ft at 12:05 pmLow 0.3 ft at 6:39 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.1 ft at 12:55 amLow 0.6 ft at 6:46 amHigh 2.3 ft at 1 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Block Island water temperature
The water temperature at Block Island is about 59°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 39°F and a 22 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 58 and 59°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Block Island
- East Beach14 mi NNW · 2 ft · Poor
- Charlestown Breachway15 mi N · 2 ft · Poor
- Green Hill15 mi N · 2 ft · Poor
- Weekapaug15 mi NW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Turtle Cove, New York15 mi WSW · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Matunuck16 mi N · 2 ft · Poor
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About Block Island
Block Island is a beach break in Block Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, facing south. Also called Mohegan Bluffs, New Shoreham and BI.
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