Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scarborough State Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Scarborough State Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 74 | 78 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:38PM1.11m | 11:06AM1.16m | 11:24PM1.02m | 11:52AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM0.01m | 4:40AM-0.00m | 5:16PM0.08m | 5:12AM0.05m | 6:00PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 74 | 78 | 100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 51 | 82 | 86 | 75 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2503 | 2579 | 1566 | 1716 | 2402 | 1569 | 1175 | 1716 | 2503 | 3357 | 1510 | 642 | 1569 | 220 | 173 | 104 | 54 | 4 | 0 |
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