Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1342 | 1493 | 1288 | 1094 | 996 | 841 | 816 | 723 | 678 | 496 | 428 | 421 | 428 | 428 | 453 | 591 | 633 | 1392 | 1472 | 1406 | 1056 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:36PM1.15m | 11:57AM1.35m | 00:32AM1.23m | 12:43PM1.43m | 1:15AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM0.40m | 5:41AM0.41m | 6:28PM0.29m | 6:33AM0.34m | 7:11PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | 7:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1342 | 1493 | 1288 | 1094 | 996 | 841 | 816 | 723 | 678 | 496 | 428 | 421 | 428 | 428 | 453 | 591 | 633 | 1392 | 1472 | 393 | 1056 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SE 5 | SE 4 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 77 | 92 | 123 | 154 | 173 | 265 | 437 | 428 | 421 | 407 | 17 | 488 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 115 | 272 | 167 | 52 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | — | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 27 | — | 16 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 270 | 343 | 196 | 172 | — | 1406 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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