Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2671 | 3313 | 3924 | 3703 | 3198 | 2897 | 2709 | 2477 | 2354 | 2220 | 2116 | 1766 | 1974 | 2001 | 1159 | 2063 | 2859 | 2801 | 2801 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:39PM1.55m | 5:56AM1.33m | 6:12PM1.43m | 6:31AM1.21m | 6:47PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.19m | 11:56AM0.25m | 00:31AM0.30m | 12:29PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2671 | 3313 | 3924 | 3703 | 3198 | 2897 | 2709 | 2477 | 2354 | 2220 | 2116 | 1766 | 1974 | 2001 | 1159 | 2063 | 2859 | 2801 | 2801 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | E 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 8 | 8 | 304 | 69 | 2 | 864 | 519 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 407 | 42 | 31 |
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