Check the Beach

Block Island State Beach

South County, Rhode Island, United States

Block Island State Beach 5 photos

  • New Shoreham sunset. (Unsplash)

    New Shoreham sunset. (Unsplash). Sam Wheeler mrsamwheeler, CC0. Source

  • Block Island, Old Harbor

    Block Island, Old Harbor. Ionna22, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Block Island (2)

    Block Island (2). Mtini2626, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Block Island Harbor

    Block Island Harbor. David Wilson, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • BLOCK ISLAND OLD HARBOR - panoramio

    BLOCK ISLAND OLD HARBOR - panoramio. LEONARDO DASILVA, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:53 pm
8 am
4.5
41 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.4
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
38 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.9
35 km/h22 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.0
33 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.5
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Block Island State Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C57°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
3924 km/hmph N
Gusts
5434 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:53 pm
Today
4.5Fair8 am4125
4.4Fair9 am3824
4.7Fair10 am3823
4.9Fair11 am3522
5.0Fair12 pm3321
5.1Fair1 pm3220
5.5Good2 pm3119
5.7Good3 pm2918
5.8Good4 pm2918
6.0Good5 pm2817
Sat
5.6Good8 am117
4.9Fair9 am106
5.5Good10 am85
6.5Good11 am96
6.3Good12 pm138
4.7Fair1 pm1610
4.7Fair2 pm1811
4.4Fair3 pm2213
4.1Fair4 pm2515
5.0Fair5 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, <0.1 m. Low at 11 am, -0.9 m. High at 6 pm, -<0.1 m. Low at 11 pm, -1.0 mHigh 5 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 11 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 11 pm, -1.0 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 5 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.5 GoodBest 12 pm to 1 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m270 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 60 m190 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miNew Shoreham (town)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miBlock Island State Airport (BID)

Nearby places

  • Rebecca's on the BeachFood and drink
    60 m190 ft
  • Dips Scoop ShackFood and drink
    760 m0.5 mi
  • The Cracked MugCoffee shop
    790 m0.5 mi
  • ShoalsFood and drink
    790 m0.5 mi
  • The BeacheadFish
    800 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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