Scarborough South Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 02 May 2026 BST
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Scarborough South Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Scarborough South Bay sea temperature is
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Scarborough South Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough South Bay at 8AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (02 May)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.2
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
4
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
4
6
8
13
56
95
98
85
73
56
34
29
33
33
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:16AM4.60m
5:30PM4.66m
5:47AM4.58m
6:05PM4.59m
6:18AM4.50m
6:40PM4.44m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.45m
11:33AM0.55m
11:51PM0.53m
12:06PM0.53m
00:23AM0.67m
12:39PM0.59m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:22
5:20
5:18
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8:35
8:36
8:37
2
4
5
6
1
Temp °C
14
12
10
13
16
17
14
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
11
10
12
11
12
10
7
9
12
15
12
10
9
8
5
4
5
5
3
3
2
3
3
7
9
6
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
24
14
9
3
2
1
1
1
2
6
8
7
6
85
73
56
34
29
33
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.3
E
4
0.3
N
8
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
1
1
4
2
1
1
2
2
8
2
7
6
3
12
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SE
4
0.3
N
9
Energy kJ
1
3
1
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.2
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
ESE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
3
2
1
4
6
8
13
56
95
98
3
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
340
340
366
366
366
366
366
366
366
366
366
367
368
366
366
147
70
1
1
0
44
42
448
448
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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