Scarborough State Beach surf break

Scarborough State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 19 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
4.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.7
S
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
WSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
2.1
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)87101067779888877666689677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3351120179275423385362344221171282248178148685240381719320512480
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
1.01
8:13PM
0.84
8:27AM
1.00
8:54PM
0.88
9:07AM
0.97
9:36PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
-0.05
1:57PM
-0.09
1:42AM
-0.07
2:22PM
-0.12
2:24AM
-0.09
2:53PM
-0.15
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise--7:07-------7:07-------7:05-----
Sunset----4:45-------4:45-------4:46---
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C0-10-1-100-3-6-8-7-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-6-3-1256
Feels °C (?)-4-6-8-10-12-10-10-12-14-17-16-16-15-15-15-15-14-13-13-12-10-7-5-3
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