Scarborough South Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 29 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough South Bay today (29 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough South Bay at 11PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)--
Afternoon (29 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (29 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
8
0
3
3
10
9
21
19
31
30
44
38
35
34
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:51PM4.27m
4:13AM4.30m
4:31PM4.34m
4:48AM4.37m
5:09PM4.37m
5:23AM4.40m
Low Tide
10:16PM0.84m
10:35AM0.86m
10:52PM0.83m
11:11AM0.74m
11:28PM0.84m
11:47AM0.68m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:35
4:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:21
9:22
9:23
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
15
15
15
14
16
19
18
17
16
16
14
14
16
18
18
17
14
12
12
13
15
17
14
13
13
13
13
12
14
17
15
14
15
14
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
9
10
10
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
4
2
1
10
9
21
19
31
30
44
38
35
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
4
0.2
NNW
4
Energy kJ
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
2
0.3
WNW
2
Energy kJ
3
2
1
3
8
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
519
399
367
366
366
359
376
505
479
401
394
334
334
389
389
316
389
389
334
334
42
366
359
394
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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