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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 am Sunday 31 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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough State Beach today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough State Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | |
274 | 139 | 128 | 128 | 94 | 90 | 55 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 42 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:25AM0.85m | 8:40PM1.09m | 9:04AM0.84m | 9:19PM1.07m | 9:46AM0.82m | 9:59PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.07m | 1:52PM0.11m | 3:11AM0.07m | 2:22PM0.10m | 3:34AM0.08m | 2:58PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
 kJ | 206 | 139 | 128 | 128 | 94 | 90 | 22 | 50 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 42 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NNW 3 | — | S 7 | ESE 10 | SW 5 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | E 4 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 55 | 35 | — | 32 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 274 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 30 | 28 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 153 | 701 | 102 | 102 | 29 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 1123 | 1729 | 105 | 104 |
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