Scarborough Beach surf break

Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 EDT
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Scarborough Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Scarborough Beach sea temperature is
8.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 6PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
1.1
S
6
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
64
79
147
207
242
249
349
604
660
804
578
500
480
339
168
151
136
94
71
88
284
211
66
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:42AM2.69m
10:02PM3.04m
10:34AM2.75m
10:49PM3.19m
11:26AM2.80m
11:38PM3.31m
Low Tide
3:53PM0.14m
4:31AM-0.12m
4:41PM0.09m
5:21AM-0.27m
5:30PM0.04m
6:12AM-0.37m
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:58
7:59
8:00
1
3
6
35
21
13
5
9
3
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
18
20
21
20
18
16
16
19
8
8
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
9
8
7
7
9
16
16
18
18
15
12
14
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
10
9
10
10
10
8
604
660
804
578
500
480
339
168
151
136
94
71
68
284
211
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
2
4
48
119
25
109
109
225
85
130
94
73
56
53
29
40
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
5
28
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
S
6
1.7
S
7
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
71
64
79
147
207
242
249
349
1
1
1
3
5
22
32
88
262
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
274
262
257
134
105
106
106
105
106
106
106
35
39
39
35
35
39
39
73
39
160
89
89
47
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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