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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 7 am Friday 22 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
13.6° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than 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: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the E by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 10 | E 4 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
18 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 44 | 74 | 97 | 132 | 181 | 231 | 331 | 694 | 1091 | 1048 | 787 | 587 | 403 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:31PM0.98m | 1:52AM1.00m | 2:33PM0.99m | 2:52AM0.94m | 3:33PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.04m | 7:51PM0.14m | 8:30AM0.06m | 9:11PM0.15m | 9:31AM0.08m | 10:18PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | 8:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 18 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 587 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 4 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 7 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 4 | S 6 | SE 10 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | ENE 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 35 | 19 | 12 | — | 3 | 5 | 19 | 44 | 74 | 97 | 132 | 181 | 231 | 331 | 694 | 1091 | 1048 | 787 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 768 | 758 | 778 | 778 | 1834 | 778 | 1123 | 734 | 673 | 673 | 1123 | 615 | 615 | 673 | 632 | 366 | 295 | 294 | 173 | 121 | 82 | 4 | 3 |
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