Scarborough State Beach surf break

Scarborough State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 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 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough State Beach today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough State Beach at 8PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (30 May)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
1.4
NNE
5
1.8
NNE
6
0.2
S
7
0.6
ESE
10
1
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
E
9
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
4
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
85
190
4
78
214
139
110
118
90
77
52
52
33
32
27
27
18
41
24
25
20
14
17
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
55
N
45
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
10
W
5
S
10
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:02PM1.10m
8:25AM0.85m
8:40PM1.09m
9:04AM0.84m
9:19PM1.07m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.11m
2:42AM0.07m
1:52PM0.11m
3:11AM0.07m
2:22PM0.10m
3:34AM0.08m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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
8:10
8:12
8:13
1
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
7
8
9
8
8
8
10
16
17
17
15
13
13
12
13
15
15
14
13
11
10
10
11
6
-5
-2
1
2
3
3
6
13
13
13
13
13
11
9
11
12
11
8
8
7
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.2
S
7
0.6
ESE
10
1
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
70
43
14
4
78
214
139
110
118
90
77
24
23
33
32
19
21
18
17
11
5
16
14
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
S
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
14
13
12
1
1
1
1
1
1
52
52
27
27
16
2
16
5
8
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
N
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
6
1
1
1
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
4
1.4
NNE
5
1.8
NNE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.8
SW
4
1.2
WSW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.5
E
9
0.9
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.2
NNE
2
Energy kJ
6
85
190
256
120
6
3
2
1
3
17
59
19
21
41
24
25
20
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
105
752
752
985
6
6
6
4
0
0
103
0
0
29
29
49
48
102
102
102
102
82
29
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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