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Scarborough South Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 28 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
7.1° 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 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (28 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
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 (?)
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
E
1.2
NE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
2
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)888999787888887788778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)368289207183163132146201292266167151151215320358362454557688726796916966
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:29AM
3.74
12:04AM
3.92
12:47PM
3.84
1:26AM
4.05
1:56PM
4.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
1.25
5:54PM
1.44
6:44AM
1.29
7:20PM
1.22
8:00AM
1.14
8:30PM
0.84
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise--7:56-------7:54-------7:52-----
Sunset----4:31-------4:34-------4:36---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------11121
Temp. °C555666655444444445566556
Feels °C (?)122322-1-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-3-4-5-4-3
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