Scarborough State Beach surf break

Scarborough State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 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
1.9° C
(Which is 2.4°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 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)109991011121212121212121212788888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12011190908110314014914715299969671718811111410010481624541
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
15
WSW
5
W
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
1.00
7:47PM
0.96
8:04AM
1.00
8:28PM
1.02
8:45AM
0.98
9:10PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
-0.13
1:32AM
-0.14
1:53PM
-0.18
2:13AM
-0.16
2:27PM
-0.21
2:55AM
-0.16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:35-------6:33
Sunset--5:21-------5:22-------5:23-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------46------------
Temp. °C222242113432000-101111111
Feels °C (?)-3-3-3-30-2-4-2-110-3-6-5-5-6-5-3-3-3-3-4-4-4
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