Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 6PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2344 | 2267 | 2375 | 2595 | 2311 | 1892 | 2058 | 3908 | 3782 | 3262 | 2535 | 2178 | 2049 | 1743 | 1743 | 1557 | 1475 | 1475 | 1393 | 1262 | 1226 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:14PM1.62m | 3:29AM1.56m | 3:53PM1.68m | 4:09AM1.56m | 4:29PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM0.02m | 9:27PM0.05m | 9:40AM-0.01m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:16AM-0.00m | 10:46PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2344 | 2267 | 2375 | 2595 | 2311 | 1892 | 2058 | 3908 | 3782 | 3262 | 2535 | 2178 | 2049 | 1743 | 1743 | 1557 | 1475 | 1475 | 1393 | 1262 | 1226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 250 | 219 | 181 | 8 | 880 | 1875 | 1976 | 297 | 198 | 132 | 108 | 76 | 54 | 42 | 55 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 108 | 84 | 50 | — | 8 | 8 | 341 | — | — | 15 | 26 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 815 | 699 | — | 205 | 321 | 268 | 59 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
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