Scarborough Beach surf break

Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
2.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 2AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (21 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
1.7
S
1.4
SSE
1.7
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1
SE
1.1
NE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)86777888888888866777761110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4120415828722017816214311288717361884114523224021115210075137132
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NW
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
3.12
1:42PM
2.94
2:00AM
3.19
2:32PM
2.87
2:49AM
3.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:11PM
-0.05
7:40AM
-0.22
7:54PM
-0.04
8:28AM
-0.25
8:41PM
0.01
9:21AM
-0.22
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:41-------6:39--
Sunset6:52-------6:53-------6:54-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-51---------------------
Temp. °C5332225764310001211-1-2-2-10
Feels °C (?)0-1-1-1-2-212-1-2-1-2-4-6-6-4-3-5-6-8-9-9-7-6
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