Surf Forecasts:
Scarborough South Bay surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, N swell with 142 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 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (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's on the cards for Scarborough South Bay over the next couple of weeks.
Truth be told, it’s a pretty quiet stretch ahead for South Bay. The first week and a half is mostly a write-off, with hardly any energy in the water and messy winds making it a real struggle. The combined swell energy stays well under 100 for most of that time, often below 50, so we're talking weak, gutless conditions. There’s a long gap here where you’d be wasting your time, running from Tuesday 11th through until around Sunday the 23rd of August where we finally see something barely surfable.
The first real glimmer of anything comes on Sunday morning the 23rd of August. You’ll see a bit of north-northeast swell pushing in around 3ft at 6 seconds, with a combined energy of 70 (moderate). The wind is a cross-off from the west and it’s clean. It’s surfable but very ordinary, so don’t get your hopes up.
The pick of the entire forecast is shaping up for the very end. On Wednesday morning, 26th of August, we finally get a pulse of energy with a solid 4ft swell from the east at 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps right up to 306 (strong). That’s the most we’ve seen by a long way. The wind is a light cross-off from the southwest, and the conditions are clean. That’s the standout session if you’re hanging out for a wave, but it’s still a marginal call with the tide.
Water temperature is sitting pretty average for this time of year, nothing unusual to report on that front. South Bay is a beach and point setup that’s fairly consistent when there’s swell, but with this northerly direction and mostly short period energy, the waves won’t have much shape. Get in the water early on the 26th if you can, because the rest of the window just doesn’t have much offer.
Stay keen, but keep the board bagged up for a while.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | N 7 | ESE 4 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 4 | NNE 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 126 | 71 | 48 | 44 | 57 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 37 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 70 | 127 | 101 | 94 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 7:06AM5.18m | 7:40PM4.63m | 7:46AM4.95m | 8:18PM4.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 1:37PM-0.08m | 1:46AM0.58m | 2:15PM0.26m | 2:24AM0.79m | |||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | N 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 5 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 142 | 126 | 71 | 48 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 39 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 14 | — | 127 | 101 | 94 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 10 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | SE 4 | N 12 | N 11 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | ESE 4 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | N 5 | — | NNW 5 | N 4 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 23 | 43 | 20 | 44 | 57 | — | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | — | 8 | 20 | 70 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 379 | 105 | 52 | 37 | 4 | 340 | 407 | 386 | 386 | 548 | 4 | 376 | 576 | 448 | 368 | 531 | 147 | 366 | 471 | 70 |
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