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Scarborough State Beach Surf Forecast
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Scarborough State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough State Beach today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough State Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | |
8 | 8 | 68 | 48 | 35 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 47 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 28 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 87 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.09m | 6:24AM0.86m | 6:44PM1.10m | 7:06AM0.86m | 7:24PM1.10m | 7:46AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.09m | 12:30PM0.11m | 1:31AM0.08m | 1:02PM0.11m | 2:08AM0.07m | 1:27PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 68 | 48 | 35 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 48 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 34 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 3 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 9 | — | — | S 8 | NNE 2 | — | E 13 | SE 8 | E 3 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 66 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 36 | 64 | 72 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 87 | 133 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 220 | 242 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 77 | 29 | 54 | 72 | 611 | 746 | 138 | 280 | 625 | 625 | 753 |
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