
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 9AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1111 | 1149 | 999 | 930 | 914 | 986 | 984 | 984 | 1151 | 699 | 1534 | 1375 | 1154 | 978 | 800 | 673 | 560 | 404 | 389 | 320 | 245 | 204 | 171 | 139 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.17m | 12:44PM1.35m | 1:07AM1.29m | 1:18PM1.47m | 1:42AM1.40m | 1:51PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.39m | 7:06PM0.29m | 7:08AM0.29m | 7:38PM0.16m | 7:43AM0.20m | 8:11PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
1111 | 1149 | 999 | 930 | 914 | 986 | 984 | 984 | 1151 | 699 | 1534 | 1375 | 1154 | 978 | 800 | 673 | 560 | 404 | 389 | 320 | 245 | 204 | 171 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
9 | 9 | 517 | 448 | 448 | 394 | 329 | 272 | 220 | 415 | 128 | 94 | 90 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 66 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | W 19 | SSW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
— | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 312 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 36 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
617 | 533 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 16 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 31 |
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