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Scarborough South Bay surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, N swell with 133 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Scarborough South Bay this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Scarborough South Bay in the next 16 days are 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Friday (Aug 14) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Scarborough South Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Scarborough South Bay has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a bit of a rough patch to start.
We’re looking at a long, slow start. From now until the morning of Monday, August 17th, the surf is practically non-existent. There’s a real dry spell here, nearly a week and a half of tiny, weak swell and messy winds. You'd be wasting your time paddling out for anything worthwhile.
Things finally show a pulse of energy on Monday the 17th. The morning brings a 4.9ft swell from the NNE with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy jumps to (228), which is a decent kick, but it's a short-period swell. The wind is a light cross-shore from the NNW, keeping things clean but the wave shape will be a bit jumbled for that size. By the afternoon, it’s a bit smaller at 4.6ft and the wind swings onshore, making it messy.
The real standout, the only one worth circling on your calendar, is Tuesday morning, August 18th. The swell drops to a cleaner 2.9ft from the NNE, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is still moderate at (107). More importantly, we get a moderate offshore breeze from the WSW. That means clean, groomed waves. It won't be huge, but it’ll be the most ridable and best-shaped surf of the whole outlook. It’s the only time conditions really line up for a proper session.
After that, it fades fast. Wednesday the 19th is glassy but tiny at 1.3ft. The rest of the week and into the next weekend sees a return to small, weak swells and mostly onshore or cross-shore winds. The weekend of August 23rd brings a bit more size again, with 3.6ft on Sunday afternoon, but it’s accompanied by a fresh onshore wind, making it lumpy and poor quality.
The water temp is a notable 61.5° at the start of the period, which is a degree warmer than average for this time of year in the bay.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNE 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | N 7 | ESE 4 | N 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 89 | 126 | 99 | 76 | 49 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 29 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:46PM3.97m | 2:20AM4.01m | 3:01PM4.19m | 3:22AM4.35m | 4:02PM4.46m | 4:14AM4.72m | 4:54PM4.69m | 5:01AM5.03m | 5:40PM4.83m | 5:44AM5.22m | 6:23PM4.87m | 6:26AM5.28m | 7:02PM4.80m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM1.25m | 8:55AM0.97m | 9:27PM1.01m | 9:57AM0.53m | 10:21PM0.76m | 10:49AM0.11m | 11:07PM0.55m | 11:35AM-0.18m | 11:50PM0.42m | 12:18PM-0.32m | 00:30AM0.39m | 12:58PM-0.28m | 1:09AM0.44m | ||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 89 | 126 | 99 | 76 | 49 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 111 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 7 | N 8 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 10 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 29 | 11 | — | 5 | 34 | 43 | 14 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 20 | — | 8 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 340 | 415 | 383 | 415 | 480 | 28 | 105 | 223 | 42 | 105 | 132 | 105 | 386 | 366 | 20 | 387 | 399 | 340 | 391 | 524 | 376 |
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