Scarborough Beach surf break

Scarborough Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 12 Feb 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Scarborough Beach sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 7AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (12 Feb)--
Evening (12 Feb)--

Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)635568899987779998888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)02101800000000000000000000
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
1.27
6:10PM
0.86
6:14AM
1.33
7:03PM
0.92
7:01AM
1.41
7:46PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
0.44
11:24PM
0.53
1:15PM
0.37
12:21AM
0.48
1:55PM
0.29
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise--6:26-------6:28-------6:28-----
Sunset-----7:52-------7:52-------7:51--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242222231918181818181920202019191919202122222019
Feels °C (?)232223211313131415151617171818191918201920211919
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