Scarborough State Beach surf break

Scarborough State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
7.3° C
(Which is 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 8PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
15
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
21
20
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
19
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
37
48
38
54
88
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:55PM0.90m
3:21AM0.95m
4:00PM0.94m
4:24AM0.94m
4:59PM0.99m
5:20AM0.93m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.08m
9:27PM0.13m
10:07AM0.07m
10:38PM0.10m
11:01AM0.05m
11:37PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:52
5:50
5:48
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7:35
7:36
7:37
7:37
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
9
10
9
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
4
5
7
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
7
3
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
0
0
-1
0
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
7
Energy kJ
32
21
20
12
12
11
10
6
3
6
16
15
14
12
12
18
9
7
16
10
10
38
54
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
SE
3
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
ESE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.2
S
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
9
3
3
6
19
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
4
15
15
17
9
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
9
8
8
3
2
5
5
1
1
5
1
15
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
16
2
9
26
37
48
5
6
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
746
620
620
611
611
611
611
611
611
1174
105
137
105
104
104
4
647
611
104
105
620
4
177
1716
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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