Scarborough State Beach surf break

Scarborough State Beach surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 10 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 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 4PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (10 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.4
SE
1.9
S
2.1
SSW
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
WSW
0.4
S
0.4
S
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)666656779998888887985667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)604532241102843853114704403732732283032851921147923220122120113
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
30
E
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
NW
20
NW
30
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
0.74
1:36AM
0.88
1:52PM
0.68
2:30AM
0.86
2:49PM
0.64
3:25AM
0.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
0.14
6:45PM
0.08
8:30AM
0.16
7:40PM
0.11
9:31AM
0.15
8:43PM
0.12
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:09-------
Sunset--4:35-------4:36-------4:37-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---395--21--------------
Temp. °C55546875565320-2-202233321
Feels °C (?)21-1-2043212-1-5-8-11-13-12-9-6-5-4-5-5-5-6
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