Scarborough South Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.27° N 0.38° W

Scarborough South Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough South Bay sea temperature is
16.7° C
1.2° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough South Bay at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
5
5
4
6
10
26
23
31
31
42
40
40
40
40
40
42
58
107
153
177
233
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:26AM4.61m
8:55PM4.12m
9:10AM4.23m
9:37PM3.83m
9:59AM3.85m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.79m
2:52PM0.67m
3:02AM1.05m
3:31PM1.09m
3:44AM1.34m
4:16PM1.49m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:23
8:22
 mm
6
1
2
1
1
3
2
4
3
1
2
Temp °C
15
16
17
19
20
20
19
17
15
14
14
17
19
19
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
11
11
10
12
14
15
15
14
12
14
14
13
9
10
10
9
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