Scarborough South Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Scarborough South Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough South Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (09 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (09 May)5ft (1.5m)6s

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 Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
27
27
26
26
26
26
16
15
153
182
172
155
127
90
62
38
58
57
56
134
258
320
295
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
NNW
15
N
20
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
SSE
15
SW
20
WNW
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:33PM3.47m
9:44AM3.70m
10:47PM3.35m
10:54AM3.65m
00:06AM3.40m
12:06PM3.72m
Low Tide
3:26PM1.32m
3:39AM1.71m
4:26PM1.43m
4:41AM1.85m
5:35PM1.42m
5:55AM1.86m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:07
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:46
8:49
8:51
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
9
9
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
5
5
0
0
0
-1
0
1
3
4
4
1
2
-1
-1
-1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
E
4
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
11
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
N
11
0.4
N
10
Energy kJ
42
27
27
26
26
26
26
16
15
2
3
11
11
24
42
39
34
26
17
56
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
13
0.3
E
4
0.4
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
6
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
38
58
57
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.3
E
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.5
N
5
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
3
4
4
13
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
NNW
6
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.4
SSW
2
0.4
NW
3
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
7
Energy kJ
10
5
4
2
13
153
182
172
155
127
90
62
2
2
134
258
320
295
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
173
359
105
473
471
473
509
509
509
106
548
519
112
112
531
389
28
4
0
1
116
106
106
106
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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