Scarborough State Beach surf break

Scarborough State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 EST
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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
3.7° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Scarborough State Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough State Beach at 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.4
SSW
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)988888899667777669996777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3733241962511086851363601881641621251027073333284320344273
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52PM
0.68
2:30AM
0.86
2:49PM
0.64
3:25AM
0.86
3:47PM
0.64
4:18AM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
0.11
9:31AM
0.15
8:43PM
0.12
10:26AM
0.13
9:39PM
0.11
11:15AM
0.10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:09-
Sunset4:36-------4:37-------4:37-------
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C622-1-1-1023443212434667667
Feels °C (?)0-4-7-11-12-11-9-7-6-5-4-5-5-5-5-3-4-3-1-2-1-1-11
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