Scarborough South Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
6.7° 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 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (18 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (18 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.1
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)1011111211111112129999888888777711
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)857646524456363295248251190130111971108875610418284241169111864833149
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
45
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
4.57
4:51PM
5.01
5:22AM
4.71
5:24PM
5.14
5:55AM
4.76
5:59PM
5.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
0.55
11:21PM
-0.04
11:30AM
0.45
11:56PM
-0.12
12:05PM
0.42
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise--7:16-------7:13-------7:11-----
Sunset----5:14-------5:16-------5:19---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1---------1-
Temp. °C44444343444433333448109119
Feels °C (?)-2-4-5-7-7-8-8-9-7-6-5-4-2-1-2-2-3-2-502011
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