Scarborough State Beach surf break

Scarborough State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
8.0° 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 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (28 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
161
146
146
318
372
240
218
176
146
160
125
120
110
108
108
123
157
154
154
161
128
113
108
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
15
N
5
ENE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:10AM0.93m
6:33PM1.09m
6:54AM0.93m
7:13PM1.12m
7:34AM0.93m
7:50PM1.12m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.03m
1:13AM0.01m
1:07PM0.03m
1:53AM0.00m
1:39PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
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5:47
5:46
5:45
5:43
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7:38
7:39
7:40
7:42
2
5
1
Temp °C
10
9
12
13
13
9
6
6
6
7
11
11
11
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
5
4
8
8
7
3
2
1
3
3
9
7
8
6
6
5
6
7
7
7
7
4
2
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Energy kJ
161
161
146
146
318
372
240
218
176
146
160
125
120
110
108
108
123
157
154
154
161
128
113
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.3
WNW
2
0.6
W
3
Energy kJ
181
225
1
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
4
4
102
102
4
4
6
4
4
4
25
0
0
25
25
0
25
0
4
0
6
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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