Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 533 | 376 | 344 | 431 | 332 | 292 | 249 | 171 | 472 | 936 | 2061 | 2601 | 2814 | 3580 | 4040 | 4477 | 4889 | 4401 | 3919 | 3611 | 3373 | 3113 | 3228 | 3436 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27AM1.27m | 6:48PM1.41m | 7:14AM1.18m | 7:38PM1.32m | 8:18AM1.10m | 8:47PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.26m | 12:25PM0.29m | 1:09AM0.32m | 1:10PM0.38m | 2:07AM0.39m | 2:12PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 533 | 376 | 344 | 431 | 332 | 292 | 249 | 153 | 472 | 936 | 2061 | 2601 | 2814 | 3580 | 4040 | 4477 | 4889 | 4401 | 3919 | 3611 | 3373 | 3113 | 3228 | 3436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 10 | WSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 142 | 217 | 199 | 41 | 61 | 85 | 80 | 98 | 141 | 96 | 64 | 58 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 1024 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 9 | W 11 | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 109 | 171 | 96 | 92 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 2 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 25 | 60 | 67 | 29 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 180 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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