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Scarborough State Beach in Rhode Island is a reasonably exposed beach break that only works once in a while with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the west with some shelter here from northeast winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Scarborough State Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Scarborough State Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Monahans Dock	2 mi
Second closest break	Pilgrim Avenue	2 mi
Third closest break	K38 and 39	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Lighthouse-Southside	2 mi
Fifth closest break	North Pier (Narragansett)	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Scarborough State Beach:
Closest wave buoy	Montauk Point Buoy	57 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Central Long Island Sound Buoy	65 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nantucket Sound Buoy	67 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Boston Buoy	78 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Stellwagen Buoy	91 mi
Tide stations nearest to Scarborough State Beach:
Closest tide station	Narragansett Pier, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Point Judith, Harbor of Refuge, Rhode Island	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, Rhode Island	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Watson Pier, Boston Neck, Narragansett Bay, Rhode I	5 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Moonstone Beach, Rhode Island	5 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Scarborough State Beach:
Closest ski area	Yawgoo Valley (United States)	14 mi
Second closest ski area	Powder Ridge (United States)	64 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Ward Ski Area (United States)	64 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mount Southington Ski Area (United States)	76 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Sundown (United States)	79 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Scarborough State Beach:
Closest city location	Narragansett Pier (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Kingston (United States)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Jamestown (United States)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Charlestown (United States)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Newport (United States)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Scarborough State Beach is Theodore Francis Green State (Providence) Airport (PVD) in USA, 37 km (23 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Scarborough State Beach is North Central State (Smithfield) Airport (SFZ), also in USA, 59 km (37 miles) away.
• Third is Otis Angb (Falmouth) Airport (FMH) in USA, 84 km (52 miles) away.
• Hartford Brainard Airport (HFD) in USA is 106 km (66 miles) away.
• General Edward Lawrence Logan International (Boston) Airport (BOS), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Scarborough State Beach and is 115 km (71 miles) away.