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Scarborough Beach

South County, Rhode Island, United States

Scarborough Beach 3 photos

  • 9-10-2021 Scarborough State Beach - 001

    9-10-2021 Scarborough State Beach - 001. Wheeler Cowperthwaite, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • 9-10-2021 Scarborough State Beach - 002

    9-10-2021 Scarborough State Beach - 002. Wheeler Cowperthwaite, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Scarboroughstbeach

    Scarboroughstbeach. Unknown, Public domain. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:52 pm
8 am
5.9
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C52°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph N
Gusts
5333 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:52 pm
Today
5.9Good8 am2013
5.4Fair9 am2616
5.9Good10 am2515
6.0Good11 am2415
6.1Good12 pm2415
6.2Good1 pm2415
6.3Good2 pm2314
6.5Good3 pm2113
6.6Good4 pm1912
6.9Good5 pm1711
Sat
7.1Great8 am74
7.2Great9 am53
7.0Great10 am53
5.7Good11 am53
7.0Great12 pm85
7.3Great1 pm85
7.3Great2 pm85
7.4Great3 pm75
7.4Great4 pm74
7.3Great5 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, <0.1 m. Low at 11 am, -0.9 m. High at 6 pm, <0.1 m. Low at 11 pm, -1.0 mHigh 5 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 11 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 11 pm, -1.0 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 5 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 11 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Scarborough Beach

Scarborough Beach is a state beach in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is located 1.5 miles from Seaweed Beach and 980 feet from the nearest bus stop. The beach has a sandy surface and is 1.7 miles from the village of Point Judith.

From Wikipedia

Scarborough State Beach is a public recreation area fronting the Atlantic Ocean in the town of Narragansett, Rhode Island. The state park occupies 60 acres (24 ha) comprising two units located at 870 and 970 Ocean Road. The beach offers saltwater bathing, picnicking, observation tower, and boardwalk and is open seasonally. The stone ruins of part of the Windswept Estate mansion also reside by the beach. The State Government purchased the ruins in an effort to preserve them and save them from demolition.

Source: Scarborough Beach (Rhode Island) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m710 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
300 m980 ftScarborough Beach
Nearest town
2.8 km1.7 miPoint Judith (village)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miNewport State Airport (NPT)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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