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Scarborough South Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
7.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough South Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough South Bay at 4PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (17 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
SE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)555884444454456666655555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2322191144333511181122484624272626313321
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
0
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
4.19
3:56AM
4.15
4:08PM
4.43
4:34AM
4.28
4:42PM
4.63
5:10AM
4.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
1.14
9:54PM
0.87
10:08AM
0.95
10:33PM
0.62
10:43AM
0.81
11:09PM
0.42
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise8:11-------8:10-------8:08-------
Sunset--4:10-------4:13-------4:15-----
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1----------1------------
Temp. °C777777777777777667667777
Feels °C (?)224456554432344333223333
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