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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 1 pm Saturday 16 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
10.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough State Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough State Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
116 | 84 | 80 | 55 | 57 | 245 | 110 | 138 | 113 | 89 | 91 | 97 | 96 | 81 | 66 | 48 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 20 | 37 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:14PM1.34m | 8:41AM1.03m | 9:05PM1.33m | 9:33AM1.03m | 9:58PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM-0.14m | 2:32AM-0.14m | 2:18PM-0.14m | 3:24AM-0.13m | 3:12PM-0.12m | 4:17AM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 116 | 84 | 80 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 110 | 138 | 74 | 89 | 71 | 48 | 43 | 81 | 54 | 48 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 20 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | ESE 4 | E 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 25 | 61 | 92 | 113 | — | — | 11 | 32 | 43 | 66 | 40 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 26 | 72 | 181 | 245 | 88 | 120 | — | 74 | 91 | 97 | 96 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | 14 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 105 | 1059 | 441 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 177 | 177 | 611 | 4 | 4 | 611 | 48 | 4 | 179 |
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