Scarborough State Beach surf break

Scarborough State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough State Beach today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough State Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (31 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
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)
1.2
ENE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
274
139
128
128
94
90
55
50
32
32
28
21
18
12
30
28
31
16
17
18
17
42
23
23
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
10
W
5
SSW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:25AM0.85m
8:40PM1.09m
9:04AM0.84m
9:19PM1.07m
9:46AM0.82m
9:59PM1.04m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.07m
1:52PM0.11m
3:11AM0.07m
2:22PM0.10m
3:34AM0.08m
2:58PM0.10m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
2
3
Temp °C
8
8
10
15
17
14
13
13
12
12
12
15
16
12
12
11
10
10
11
14
15
13
12
13
3
3
6
11
12
12
12
10
8
9
9
12
12
6
7
8
7
7
8
11
11
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
SW
5
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
206
139
128
128
94
90
22
50
32
22
19
21
18
12
12
5
16
10
7
18
17
42
23
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
S
7
0.5
ESE
10
0.8
SW
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
S
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
55
35
32
28
16
16
2
16
8
5
16
17
4
3
6
7
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
16
3
2
2
2
1
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.1
SW
6
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.7
W
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.7
E
3
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
274
2
1
2
4
24
21
25
27
10
30
28
31
1
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
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
0
0
0
25
0
0
0
58
48
49
49
153
701
102
102
29
103
103
103
1123
1729
105
104
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
4
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