Scarborough Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.54° N 70.31° W

Scarborough Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Scarborough Beach sea temperature is
13.8°C
2.0° 

Scarborough Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Scarborough Beach surf forecast from 16 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 20 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 20 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period, SE swell with 725 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 17 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Scarborough Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Scarborough Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Scarborough Beach in the next 16 days are 1.8m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 20) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 17) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Sat 17th Oct)3.5ft (1.1m) 7s
Best Surf 5PM (Tue 20th Oct)5ft (1.6m) 10s
Most Powerful 8AM (Tue 20th Oct)6ft (1.8m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Scarborough Beach over the next 16 days.


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