Scarborough State Beach surf break

Scarborough State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 EDT
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Scarborough State Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Scarborough State Beach sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough State Beach at 6PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (26 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
45
44
35
33
34
84
82
113
7
8
7
54
45
26
31
35
38
27
27
25
24
24
26
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:18PM1.07m
5:39AM0.86m
6:03PM1.09m
6:24AM0.86m
6:44PM1.10m
7:06AM0.86m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.09m
00:05AM0.10m
11:53AM0.10m
00:50AM0.09m
12:30PM0.11m
1:31AM0.08m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:09
Temp °C
21
22
21
20
18
17
16
17
19
19
19
17
20
18
16
17
21
20
19
18
15
13
12
14
20
19
18
17
15
14
14
14
17
17
17
16
19
14
13
15
17
15
16
15
12
10
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
57
45
44
33
33
34
17
17
16
7
7
7
54
45
26
31
35
38
27
27
25
24
24
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
45
45
35
35
33
25
7
8
7
7
8
20
20
29
28
20
21
21
14
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
7
0.1
S
8
0.3
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
7
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
5
0.3
N
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
ENE
3
Energy kJ
2
7
11
16
84
82
113
92
107
87
61
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
25
49
174
49
25
25
220
220
174
242
34
0
107
107
4
4
14
48
60
60
72
72
72
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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