Scarborough Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.89° S 115.75° E

Scarborough Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough Beach sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.2° 

Scarborough Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 8PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
!
!
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3354
3264
3139
4473
4590
4111
3164
2602
2454
1910
1581
817
663
569
2560
3910
3630
2758
2356
1765
1852
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
15
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:14AM0.63m
5:04AM0.64m
Low Tide
2:13PM0.07m
2:42PM0.02m
3:13PM-0.00m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
15
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
14
12
Feels °C
11
11
13
13
14
14
11
10
10
12
12
12
14
12
8
8
8
10
10
8
8
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