Scarborough South Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's cookin' for Scarborough South Bay over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, it's a slow go. The first few days are a total bust, with tiny, sloppy waves and wind in the wrong direction. You're looking at a gap of about four days of mostly nothing happening before we see any life. Honestly, the first real chance to get wet isn't until Tuesday the 4th of August, and even then, it's nothing to write home about.

Tuesday morning brings a bump of 3ft swell from the ENE, but with a short 6-second period, it won't have any grunt. The wind is cross-off from the south, so it'll be clean enough, but the combined energy is moderate (126). It's rideable, but it's not gonna be a session you remember. The afternoon drops off a bit.

Wednesday morning the 5th is a bit of a tease. The wind swings hard offshore from the WSW at 19 mph, cleaning it right up, but the swell is a pathetic 2ft. It's glassy offshore, but you'll be scratching for a bump. The afternoon is the same story, but with a brutal 25 mph offshore wind – it's clean, but it's a nightmare to paddle into.

Things get a little better by Friday the 7th. The morning has a 3ft swell from the north with a 7-second period, and light offshore winds from the WSW. The afternoon is the real deal: the wind drops to almost nothing, going glassy from the SE. For a beach and point setup, that's a rare gift. The swell is small at 3ft, but if you've got a longboard, this is your window for some clean, lined-up little waves. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The following week has a few more options, but nothing that makes you want to call in sick. We see a pulse of 5ft swell on Wednesday the 12th of August from the north. The period is only 7 seconds though, so it'll be a bit lumpy. The morning is the pick with a cross-off wind from the SSW, making it surfable but ordinary. The combined energy is moderate (235). This is intermediate territory; the size is okay, but the short period will make it a bit of a close-out.

Then, on Thursday the 13th of August, we get a moment of pure magic. The wind goes completely flat – dead calm, glassy conditions. The swell is a clean 3ft from the north-northeast with a 7-second period. The combined energy is moderate (108). This is the absolute standout of the whole forecast. It’s not big, but for Scarborough, that glassy, clean surface on a chest-high wave is a golden ticket. You'll be surfing with hardly anyone else around, and the conditions will be absolutely perfect. Get on it.

The weekend after that gets messy again with onshore winds and lumpy cross-chop until the 15th of August, which brings a fresh offshore wind from the WSW. The swell is 4ft from the NNE, but the 6-second period is short, so it'll be a bit of a fight. The combined energy is moderate (200). It's clean, but it's going to be a grindy, challenging paddle. Best left for the fit guys on a grovel board.

The final week fades away into small, clean but weak surf. The 16th and 17th of August have small, clean waves but the energy is dropping off a cliff. It's a fizzle out.

So, the bottom line: the real standout, the one to make a plan for, is the morning of Thursday the 13th of August. Glassy, no wind, chest-high north swell. Don't be late.

Rusty.

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