Scarborough State Beach surf break

Scarborough State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 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
3.9° C
(Which is 2.3°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 6AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.8
S
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)667776599677777777777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)01261241029778033292342394327273188156150233302285353479560315
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.86
3:47PM
0.64
4:18AM
0.88
4:41PM
0.65
5:06AM
0.91
5:29PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43PM
0.12
10:26AM
0.13
9:39PM
0.11
11:15AM
0.10
10:26PM
0.09
11:59AM
0.07
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----7:09-------7:09-------7:09---
Sunset------4:37-------4:38-------4:39-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C3211244577767766667521-1-4
Feels °C (?)-5-6-6-6-5-3-3-2-1-1001123212-1-5-9-11-14
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