Surf Forecasts:
Scarborough South Bay surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, N swell with 472 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Scarborough South Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Scarborough South Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Scarborough South Bay in the next 16 days are 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Scarborough South Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Scarborough South Bay over the next couple of weeks.
Gotta be straight with you—there’s no surf to get excited about for a long stretch here. We’re looking at a real quiet period, especially from now up until the 24th of August. The swell just isn’t playing ball. For over a week, we’ve got tiny, weak waves with poor conditions, and the wind is mostly cross or onshore, which just messes up any chance of a decent wave. The combined wave energy is way down, so it’s not worth paddling out for.
The first sign of something half-interesting doesn’t pop up until Monday the 24th of August, in the morning. The swell nudges up just a little, to about 0.9m from the NNE, and the wind swings to a light cross-offshore from the SW, giving us clean conditions. The energy is still very low at 94, and the period’s a short 8 seconds, so it won’t be powerful, but at least it’s rideable. That’s probably the pick of the whole forecast, but it’s still only a 1 out of 10 for quality. Nothing to write home about.
Then after that, it goes quiet again. From the 25th of August all the way to the 2nd of September, we’re back to tiny, messy surf with strong winds and barely any energy. A few mornings look clean with offshore or glassy conditions, but the swell is just too small—0.1m to 0.6m—to make it worthwhile.
So overall, if you’re desperate for a paddle, the morning of Monday the 24th is your only real window. Otherwise, it’s a flat spell. Don’t expect much.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
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 kJ | 5 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 40 | 39 | 99 | 153 | 359 | 442 | 384 | 304 | 270 | 270 | 190 | 196 | 157 | 138 | 79 | 49 | 26 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:55PM4.12m | 9:10AM4.23m | 9:37PM3.83m | 9:59AM3.85m | 10:28PM3.55m | 11:04AM3.53m | 11:39PM3.35m | 12:28PM3.36m | 1:04AM3.34m | 1:52PM3.41m | 2:18AM3.53m | 2:57PM3.59m | 3:12AM3.82m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.67m | 3:02AM1.05m | 3:31PM1.09m | 3:44AM1.34m | 4:16PM1.49m | 4:37AM1.62m | 5:16PM1.80m | 5:53AM1.81m | 6:45PM1.94m | 7:33AM1.79m | 8:13PM1.83m | 8:49AM1.55m | 9:11PM1.59m | ||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 40 | 39 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 304 | 270 | 270 | 190 | — | — | 138 | 79 | 49 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 99 | 153 | 359 | 442 | 384 | — | — | — | — | 196 | 157 | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 527 | 386 | 399 | 366 | 316 | 366 | 409 | 252 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 20 | 544 | 0 | 20 | 409 | 294 |
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