Scarborough South Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.27° N 0.38° W

Scarborough South Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough South Bay sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Scarborough South Bay today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough South Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.9
ESE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.3
N
7
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
68
49
49
33
42
51
47
49
30
10
16
9
11
11
19
38
10
21
18
31
30
21
15
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
NW
10
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:14AM4.72m
4:54PM4.69m
5:01AM5.03m
5:40PM4.83m
5:44AM5.22m
6:23PM4.87m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.76m
10:49AM0.11m
11:07PM0.55m
11:35AM-0.18m
11:50PM0.42m
12:18PM-0.32m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:35
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
19
23
23
20
20
21
22
22
26
28
27
24
23
21
19
19
22
24
21
21
20
Feels °C
11
12
12
15
18
17
16
16
18
18
19
22
23
22
21
22
20
16
17
20
22
19
20
19
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