Scarborough Beach surf report
Narragansett, Rhode Island
Updated 7:03 AM EDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
Scarborough Beach is also scored for
About Scarborough Beach
Scarborough Beach sits on the Rhode Island coast, where the water runs from about 41°F in February to 71°F in July.
The water averages above 70°F in July and August — 2 months of the year — peaking around 71°F in July and dropping to about 41°F in February.
Today it is 70°F. That is 1° below the August average of 71°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Narragansett Pier about 4.6 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Scarborough Beach good for surfing today?
Rideable — we score it 68 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 6s.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.