Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 11PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1025 | 1025 | 1007 | 1074 | 1063 | 940 | 829 | 972 | 997 | 922 | 873 | 855 | 918 | 918 | 855 | 748 | 711 | 635 | 603 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:27PM1.61m | 3:48AM1.48m | 3:56PM1.55m | 4:18AM1.43m | 4:26PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.04m | 9:50AM0.15m | 10:12PM0.10m | 10:19AM0.21m | 10:40PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1025 | 1025 | 1007 | 1074 | 1063 | 940 | 829 | 972 | 997 | 922 | 873 | 855 | 918 | 918 | 855 | 748 | 711 | 635 | 603 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 49 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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