Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 7PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 454 | 331 | 450 | 412 | 387 | 292 | 236 | 204 | 163 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 134 | 104 | 150 | 436 | 1019 | 1631 | 3329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:03PM1.68m | 3:31AM1.55m | 3:41PM1.66m | 4:10AM1.52m | 4:23PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.09m | 9:22PM-0.05m | 9:31AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.02m | 10:12AM0.12m | 10:41PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 454 | 331 | 450 | 412 | 387 | 292 | 236 | 204 | 163 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 134 | 104 | 150 | 360 | 754 | 1631 | 3329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | S 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 90 | 83 | 90 | 83 | 60 | 57 | 40 | 436 | 1019 | 734 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSE 6 | SSW 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SW 20 | SE 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 22 | 54 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 99 | 10 | 7 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 25 | 25 | — | — | 22 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 14 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1177 | 407 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 45 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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