Southwest Point, Block Island Tides Today
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Southwest Point, Block Island runs a mean tidal range of about 2.6 ft. This month the highest water, 3.7 ft, comes on the morning of Nov 25, and the lowest, a -0.5 ft minus tide, on the morning of Nov 25.
| High tide | 2:36 AM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 9:07 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High tide | 2:59 PM | 2.7 ft |
| Low tide | 9:41 PM | 0.1 ft |
Today on the water at Southwest Point, Block Island
Today at Southwest Point, Block Island: high tide at 2:36 AM (2.7 ft) and 2:59 PM (2.7 ft), low tide at 9:07 AM (0.4 ft) and 9:41 PM (0.1 ft). The National Weather Service forecast for Tuesday is mostly sunny with SW winds 12 mph, 62°F. Sunrise is at 6:18 AM and sunset at 4:41 PM.
| Period | Forecast | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overnight | Partly Cloudy | W 12 mph | 56°F |
| Tuesday | Mostly Sunny | SW 12 mph | 62°F |
Forecast: National Weather Service point forecast for this location.
Where Southwest Point, Block Island is
Southwest Point, Block Island sits at 41.1633° N, 71.6100° W on the southern New England coast, about 13 mi south of Quonochontaug, RI, in Washington County. The station here is a historical NOAA reference station: a gauge measured the tide at this spot from 1998 until 2004, and NOAA still publishes harmonic predictions from that record. There is no live reading here today. The closest gauge measuring live water level is Montauk, Fort Pond Bay (NOAA 8510560), 19.9 mi away, and high and low water here run on average about 86 min earlier than there. The nearest weather station is Block Island State Airport, an airport reporting wind, visibility and sky cover, but no water temperature, 1.7 mi away.
The tide at Southwest Point, Block Island
Southwest Point, Block Island has a semidiurnal tide: two highs and two lows a day of about the same size, roughly 12 hours 25 minutes apart. This month's predictions average 1.9 high tides a day here. The mean range from lower low to higher high is 3.0 ft, and 2.6 ft between the average high and the average low, a moderate tide. On an average day the higher high tops the lower high by 0.2 ft and the lower low sits 0.1 ft below the other low. For the water around it: Tides along Narragansett Bay, Buzzards Bay and the islands are semidiurnal but vary sharply over short distances, from 1 ft on Nantucket Sound to 4 ft in Narragansett Bay.
About this station
- High tide reaches Southwest Point, Block Island about 0.3 hours after the moon passes overhead. That lag is local, which is why high water does not line up with the moon.
Datum and source
Heights on this page are feet above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero NOAA's nautical charts use for soundings. A predicted 0.0 ft low is the average of the lower low each day; a minus tide is water below chart datum, and a 2 ft high means 2 ft more water than the chart shows. NOAA fixes MLLW at Southwest Point, Block Island from the 1983-2001 National Tidal Datum Epoch; mean higher high water is 3.0 ft above it and mean sea level 1.4 ft. These datums are controlled from NOAA's Newport, RI gauge. Source: NOAA CO-OPS station 8459681, established 1998, gauge removed 2004. The tide times and heights are NOAA's official harmonic predictions for this station; TidalMap republishes them daily and does not alter them.
Tide stations near Southwest Point, Block Island
- Block Island (Old Harbor): 2.9 mi, tides about 17 min earlier
- Weekapaug Point, Block Island Sound: 13.9 mi, tides about 33 min later
- Point Judith, Harbor of Refuge: 15.2 mi, tides at about the same time
- Watch Hill Point: 16.3 mi, tides about 43 min later
- Westerly, Pawcatuck River: 19.0 mi, tides about 99 min later
TidalMapMonthly tide calendar
🌊 Biggest flood tides at Southwest Point, Block Island this month: Nov 7, Nov 8, Nov 9, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.
🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Southwest Point, Block Island this month: Nov 21, Nov 22, Nov 23, Nov 24, Nov 25, Nov 26, Nov 27, Nov 28, Nov 29. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.
Best fishing times (solunar)
Major and minor solunar windows for Southwest Point, Block Island, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).
| Day | Major windows | Minor windows | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today 🌗 | 6:12–8:12 AM 6:37–8:37 PM | 11:12–1:12 AM 12:57–2:57 PM | 47 |
| Wed Nov 4 🌗 | 7:00–9:00 AM 7:25–9:25 PM | 12:26–2:26 AM 1:21–3:21 PM | 61 |
| Thu Nov 5 🌘 | 7:46–9:46 AM 8:11–10:11 PM | 1:36–3:36 AM 1:43–3:43 PM | 73 |
| Fri Nov 6 🌘 | 8:30–10:30 AM 8:55–10:55 PM | 2:45–4:45 AM 2:05–4:05 PM | 83 |
| Sat Nov 7 🌘 | 9:16–11:16 AM 9:41–11:41 PM | 3:53–5:53 AM 2:29–4:29 PM | 91 |
| Sun Nov 8 🌘 | 10:02–12:02 PM 10:27–12:27 AM | 5:00–7:00 AM 2:56–4:56 PM | 97 |
| Mon Nov 9 🌑 | 10:49–12:49 PM 11:14–1:14 AM | 6:06–8:06 AM 3:27–5:27 PM | 99 |
Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8459681. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.
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