Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, near gales from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 444 | 386 | 342 | 331 | 273 | 227 | 216 | 209 | 169 | 142 | 137 | 91 | 77 | 89 | 237 | 990 | 1260 | 778 | 503 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.51m | 5:45AM1.33m | 6:02PM1.37m | 6:37AM1.21m | 7:01PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.17m | 11:46AM0.30m | 00:23AM0.31m | 12:41PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 444 | 386 | 192 | 331 | 273 | 227 | 216 | 209 | 169 | 142 | 137 | 91 | 75 | 89 | 237 | 990 | 1260 | 778 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 15 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | W 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 342 | 170 | 102 | 153 | 147 | 99 | 59 | 59 | 28 | 43 | 45 | 79 | 161 | 16 | 10 | 589 | 503 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | N 6 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 11 | NW 5 | — | W 13 | NW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 1 | — | 23 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 14 | — | 3 | 7 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 10 | — | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | ESE 10 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 95 | 217 | — | 5 | 29 | 48 | 88 | 144 | 129 | 95 | 49 | 72 | 77 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 60 | 273 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
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