
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 4AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2284 | 2020 | 1733 | 1591 | 1346 | 1144 | 1162 | 1099 | 1200 | 1200 | 1182 | 1083 | 905 | 891 | 821 | 821 | 744 | 683 | 683 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:02PM1.35m | 3:06AM1.38m | 3:33PM1.43m | 3:38AM1.41m | 4:03PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.31m | 9:22AM0.17m | 9:40PM0.26m | 9:51AM0.13m | 10:11PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
2284 | 2020 | 1733 | 1591 | 1346 | 1144 | 1162 | 1099 | 1200 | 1200 | 1182 | 1083 | 905 | 891 | 821 | 821 | 744 | 683 | 683 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | 174 | 102 | 61 | — | — | 45 | 41 | 45 | 30 | — | — | — | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — |
509 | 524 | 379 | 327 | 279 | 234 | 430 | 270 | 175 | 49 | 74 | — | — | — | 63 | 49 | 54 | 90 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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