Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 536 | 456 | 373 | 360 | 360 | 314 | 303 | 400 | 431 | 379 | 367 | 486 | 384 | 414 | 332 | 254 | 254 | 216 | 184 | 154 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:27PM1.07m | 00:34AM1.10m | 1:03PM1.21m | 1:11AM1.22m | 1:32PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.56m | 6:52AM0.44m | 7:17PM0.43m | 7:23AM0.33m | 7:46PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 536 | 456 | 373 | 360 | 360 | 314 | 303 | 400 | 431 | 379 | 367 | 486 | 384 | 414 | 332 | 254 | 254 | 216 | 184 | 154 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 86 | 142 | 211 | 200 | 186 | 56 | 128 | 86 | 80 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 135 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 149 | 136 | 141 | 146 | 122 | 96 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 58 | 281 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
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