Scarborough State Beach surf break

Scarborough State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 22 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
4.2° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (22 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (22 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.3
SE
2.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SW
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)6777777777777116766111212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2993072863733623864123112342531471091141932615510139202121212120
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:36PM
0.92
9:50AM
0.93
10:21PM
0.95
10:35AM
0.89
11:09PM
0.97
11:24AM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:07AM
-0.09
3:28PM
-0.16
3:53AM
-0.08
4:09PM
-0.16
4:42AM
-0.05
4:54PM
-0.14
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:03---
Sunset------4:49-------4:50-------4:51-
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C566544431-1-3-3-111-6-9-11-14-16-14-11-9-11
Feels °C (?)-4-1-2-3-4-4-4-4-5-8-11-11-10-10-10-17-19-22-24-26-23-19-16-19
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