Scarborough South Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
8.9° 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 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)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 night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.4
NNE
8
1.1
ESE
6
0.3
NNE
8
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.2
N
8
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.5
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
71
66
50
48
58
80
108
22
92
13
82
72
69
5
77
65
42
43
40
39
1
1
0
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
W
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:40PM4.47m
4:13AM4.45m
4:19PM4.59m
4:45AM4.56m
4:55PM4.66m
5:16AM4.60m
Low Tide
9:49AM1.03m
10:10PM0.46m
10:27AM0.81m
10:45PM0.42m
11:01AM0.65m
11:18PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
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5:28
5:26
5:24
5:22
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8:29
8:30
8:32
8:35
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
11
14
14
15
16
16
14
13
3
3
3
4
3
2
5
5
3
3
1
3
6
7
6
6
7
9
9
12
14
15
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
Energy kJ
59
40
40
39
39
37
24
23
22
22
13
13
11
11
57
45
42
4
1
1
32
21
15
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
Energy kJ
71
71
66
50
48
58
80
108
95
92
100
82
72
69
77
65
42
43
40
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
366
366
407
358
366
366
366
366
407
489
416
401
401
29
29
0
321
401
366
48
1
340
340
366
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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