
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough State Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough State Beach at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
411 | 428 | 561 | 532 | 530 | 564 | 435 | 410 | 307 | 282 | 226 | 135 | 136 | 98 | 73 | 53 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 36 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:32AM0.88m | 4:52PM0.89m | 5:20AM0.98m | 5:40PM0.93m | 6:03AM1.08m | 6:24PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.19m | 10:46PM0.13m | 11:27AM0.12m | 11:20PM0.07m | 12:10PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
411 | 428 | 561 | 532 | 530 | 564 | 435 | 410 | 307 | 282 | 226 | 135 | 136 | 98 | 73 | 53 | 30 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 56 | 56 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 40 | 67 | 68 | 65 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 54 | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
131 | 136 | 141 | 129 | 141 | 128 | 154 | 129 | 129 | 91 | 69 | 49 | 51 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 61 | 42 | 37 | 12 | — | 6 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 625 | 625 | 875 | 875 | 875 | 400 | 398 | 874 | 874 | 310 | 398 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 400 | 140 | 114 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 102 |
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