Scarborough South Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BST
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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
9.5° 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 5AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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)
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
N
11
2.1
N
11
1.9
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1122
991
755
725
697
529
441
325
275
230
194
160
127
125
94
69
68
50
50
35
35
35
34
22
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
0
SSE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SE
15
SSE
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:13AM4.79m
4:27PM4.99m
4:55AM4.93m
5:15PM5.10m
5:38AM4.97m
6:04PM5.07m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.17m
10:33AM0.43m
10:58PM0.06m
11:19AM0.19m
11:44PM0.09m
12:05PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
9:02
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
5
6
9
9
10
11
9
8
9
8
11
12
13
12
9
8
7
7
9
11
11
10
10
3
1
3
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
4
6
6
8
8
5
5
3
3
5
7
7
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
N
11
2.1
N
11
1.9
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
1122
991
755
725
697
529
441
325
275
230
194
160
127
125
94
69
68
50
50
35
35
35
34
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
S
4
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
8
10
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
28
42
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
284
316
366
368
409
105
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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