Scarborough State Beach surf break

Scarborough State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)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 Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1
0
1
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)
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
144
160
140
111
93
68
53
41
28
27
28
28
27
19
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNE
10
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
E
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:28AM1.00m
11:52PM1.16m
12:29PM0.98m
00:52AM1.08m
1:31PM0.98m
1:52AM1.00m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.01m
6:15AM-0.00m
6:21PM0.09m
7:23AM0.04m
7:51PM0.14m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:22
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
1
4
2
1
Temp °C
26
28
25
24
20
18
16
15
11
10
12
11
11
11
10
10
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
24
25
23
23
17
15
13
12
6
7
11
10
10
11
8
7
10
8
8
8
8
9
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
Energy kJ
21
21
21
21
111
93
68
53
41
28
27
28
28
27
19
11
11
6
6
6
13
3
7
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
E
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
21
21
21
21
12
12
3
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.3
SE
9
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
6
6
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
12
1
1
4
4
3
3
1
7
7
1
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.3
NW
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
NE
2
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
149
144
160
140
1
1
2
4
10
5
2
9
10
9
6
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
239
220
216
0
4
0
4
4
7
121
177
693
72
177
107
731
701
701
693
705
693
615
615
615
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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