Surf Forecasts:
Scarborough South Bay surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, NNE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, N swell with 371 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s 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 Sunday (Jul 19) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy 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 Saturday (Jul 18) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Scarborough South Bay over the next 16 days.
Alright, this is Rusty. I’m looking at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and honestly, it’s a pretty bleak stretch for Scarborough South Bay. We’ve got a run of flat, wind-affected conditions that just won’t give in. The overall pattern is dominated by persistent wind from the north and northeast, which is the worst direction for this break, leaving the ocean all chopped up and messy. There’s no real punch or quality on the horizon.
Starting from this Sunday the 12th, and running all the way through to Monday the 27th of July, there’s not a single session that gets a recommendation. That’s a solid two-week gap of nothing I’d paddle out for. The swell is tiny, with heights staying under 5 ft, and that’s only for a brief moment. The period is short and weak – mostly 5 to 8 seconds – meaning no power or shape.
The water temperature on Sunday the 12th is 61°, with an anomaly of 4° warmer than average, which is notably toasty for the time of year, but you’ll be sitting there bobbing around on poor surf.
On Saturday the 18th, the combined swell energy hits 261 (moderate wave energy) as a 5 ft north-northeast swell shows up, but it’s being hammered by a strong 25 mph cross-shore wind from the northwest. This makes for messy cross-chop, and with the set-up being a beach and point, it looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Later, around the 21st and 22nd, we do get some clean sessions with a cross-offshore wind from the west-northwest. The swell is tiny though – only 3 ft and 3 ft – and with a period of just 6 to 7 seconds, even though the conditions are clean, the waves are just too weak to do much with. The combined swell energy drops to as low as 55 and 76 (weak wave energy).
By the final weekend on the 25th, we finally see some offshore winds from the southwest, but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft. It’s clean, but you’d be lucky to catch a ripple.
Look, Scarborough South Bay is fairly consistent and fairly exposed, but this forecast is a total write-off. We need a proper swell from a better direction. For now, save yourself the time and wait for the next window.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 139 | 154 | 150 | 126 | 87 | 77 | 37 | 35 | 58 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 80 | 261 | 300 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:30AM4.41m | 4:02PM4.58m | 4:24AM4.68m | 4:59PM4.75m | 5:13AM4.93m | 5:52PM4.83m | 6:01AM5.10m | 6:42PM4.81m | 6:47AM5.16m | 7:29PM4.69m | 7:32AM5.09m | 8:16PM4.51m | 8:17AM4.89m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.79m | 10:02AM0.58m | 10:30PM0.62m | 10:57AM0.22m | 11:20PM0.50m | 11:47AM-0.06m | 00:07AM0.45m | 12:36PM-0.22m | 00:51AM0.48m | 1:22PM-0.22m | 1:35AM0.60m | 2:07PM-0.07m | 2:17AM0.78m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:52 |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:23 | 9:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 7 | — | 23 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 3 | — | — | 11 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | E 5 | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 100 | 139 | 154 | 150 | 126 | 87 | 77 | 37 | 35 | 58 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | — | — | 80 | 261 | 300 | 191 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 422 | 147 | 351 | 522 | 107 | 407 | 407 | 402 | 516 | 471 | 570 | 516 | 379 | 505 | 596 | 624 | 427 | 466 | 550 | 106 | 106 |
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