Scarborough South Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 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
6.7° 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 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)--
Afternoon (18 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (18 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.1
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)1111111212899988888877771111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36329524825119011071088102810096264283312411691118648331499988
Wind
(km/h)
45
SE
45
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
E
40
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
5.01
5:22AM
4.71
5:24PM
5.14
5:55AM
4.76
5:59PM
5.15
6:29AM
4.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21PM
-0.04
11:30AM
0.45
11:56PM
-0.12
12:05PM
0.42
12:31AM
-0.07
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------7:13-------7:11-------7:09-
Sunset5:14-------5:16-------5:19-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------1121-------1------
Temp. °C4444444433323457998888810
Feels °C (?)-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-3-21-2-2-2-2-3-120023335
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