Block Island Beach surf report
New Shoreham, Rhode Island
Updated 4:00 AM EDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
Block Island Beach is also scored for
About Block Island Beach
Block Island Beach sits on the Rhode Island coast, where the water runs from about 41°F in February to 72°F in July.
The water averages above 70°F in July and August — 2 months of the year — peaking around 72°F in July and dropping to about 41°F in February.
Today it is 64°F. That is 1° above the October average of 63°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Southwest Point, Block Island about 3.1 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Block Island Beach good for surfing today?
Rideable — we score it 71 out of 100 today. No single condition is holding it back today.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.