Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 10PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 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) | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 705 | 778 | 1504 | 2020 | 2284 | 2063 | 1723 | 1583 | 1626 | 1450 | 1077 | 760 | 694 | 928 | 840 | 675 | 488 | 382 | 375 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05PM1.19m | 7:58AM1.19m | 8:36PM1.09m | 9:34AM1.18m | 10:18PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.41m | 2:24PM0.50m | 2:58AM0.48m | 4:11PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 705 | 778 | 1504 | 2020 | 2284 | 2063 | 1723 | 1583 | 1626 | 1450 | 1077 | 760 | 694 | 928 | 840 | 675 | 488 | 382 | 375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | W 18 | W 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 218 | 510 | 416 | 105 | 141 | 103 | 102 | 71 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | 65 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | — | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 52 | 42 | 17 | 20 | — | 6 | — | — | 22 | 54 | 207 | 205 | 73 | 81 | 70 | 122 | 171 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 169 | 323 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 347 | 345 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 345 | 407 | 407 |
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