Scarborough South Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North East England, UK)

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Scarborough South Bay Surf Guide

Scarborough South Bay in North East England is a quite exposed beach and point break that has quite reliable surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Ideal winds are from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north. Waves at the beach break both left and right When the surf is up, crowds are likely Hazards include rocks / crowds.

Scarborough South Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and point	3	fairly consistent	9.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Scarborough South Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Scarborough South Bay occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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Interactive Scarborough South Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Scarborough South Bay is Teesside Airport (MME) in England, 73 km (45 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Scarborough South Bay is Humberside Airport (HUY), also in England, 77 km (48 miles) away.

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Scarborough South Bay Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 13:43 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	NNE	ENE	N	N
Period (s)	6	6	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	on	on

Tides at Scarborough South Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Scarborough, 3 km from Scarborough South Bay.

Next High Water: 07:54pm | 3.97m

Next Low Water: 01:53pm | 0.91m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Scarborough South Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.8 °C) at Scarborough South Bay is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (5.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.