Surf Forecasts:
Scarborough Beach surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period, WSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 14 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period, WSW swell with 2,717 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Scarborough Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Scarborough Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Scarborough Beach in the next 16 days are 2.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 14th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Scarborough Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. So we’ve got a 16-day outlook for Scarborough Beach, and the early stretch is a bit hit-and-miss. Water’s about 63°F, which is a touch colder than usual—about 3°F below the norm, so you’ll feel it.
Wednesday the 9th has a moderate offshore breeze, clean, with surf around 6ft from the WSW, period 15 seconds. Morning’s okay, but the afternoon cleans up with a gentle offshore and still 6ft—that’s your better session.
Thursday the 10th is smaller—5ft—and the cross-off wind doesn’t help. Not great. Friday the 11th morning is decent: 4ft, gentle cross-off, clean. But the afternoon turns onshore with a long 19-second swell that’ll close out the beach break. Avoid.
Saturday the 12th gets messy—onshore, lumpy, 6ft but poor shape. Sunday the 13th is worse with cross-on chop.
Now, the first real standout: Monday the 14th morning. 7ft, WSW, 14 seconds, light offshore, clean, and the energy’s building. That’s your best early window. Afternoon gets cross, but morning is gold.
Tuesday the 15th starts okay at 8ft, gentle cross-shore, but the afternoon turns ugly with fresh cross-onshore and lumpy 7ft. Skip. Wednesday the 16th morning is clean again—6ft, light cross-off—but the afternoon blows up.
Then it’s a rough patch through the 17th and 18th, with size jumping around but wind ruining it. The 18th afternoon hits 12ft with rain and strong cross-onshore—that’s kite-surfing weather, not paddle. Friday the 19th gets to 15ft with strong onshore winds and huge energy—blown out, experts only.
Saturday the 20th drops to 10ft, still messy. But Sunday the 21st morning is the second standout: glassy, 6ft, WSW, 14 seconds, clean as glass. Perfect for a dawn session.
Into the second week, Tuesday the 22nd morning brings 7ft with gentle cross-off—solid. Then Wednesday the 23rd afternoon is the pick of that week: 8ft, moderate offshore, period 17 seconds, strong energy. A proper long-period groundswell—great shape, but watch for longer waits between sets.
After that, it fades into onshore junk. So my call: get on Monday the 14th morning and Sunday the 21st morning. Both clean, head-high-plus, with decent power. The later stuff is promising but less certain—keep looking over your shoulder.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1735 | 1471 | 1167 | 811 | 697 | 796 | 660 | 970 | 2357 | 1557 | 1178 | 1591 | 1155 | 1504 | 2259 | 1805 | 2079 | 2701 | 2272 | 1776 | 1624 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:13AM0.64m | 10:43PM0.33m | 8:58AM0.60m | 10:19PM0.37m | 9:39AM0.53m | 10:20PM0.43m | 10:15AM0.45m | 10:28PM0.50m | 10:42AM0.37m | 10:38PM0.55m | 10:39AM0.30m | 10:50PM0.59m | 9:10AM0.26m | 11:04PM0.61m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.10m | 1:36AM0.31m | 4:31PM0.17m | 2:58AM0.27m | 4:16PM0.22m | 3:56AM0.25m | 3:53PM0.25m | 4:48AM0.23m | 3:38PM0.25m | 5:37AM0.23m | 3:28PM0.24m | 6:30AM0.24m | 3:10PM0.21m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1735 | 1471 | 1167 | 811 | 697 | 796 | 660 | 684 | 2357 | 1557 | 1178 | 1591 | 1155 | 1504 | 2259 | 1805 | 2079 | 2701 | 2272 | 1776 | 1624 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 26 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | W 6 | W 7 | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 66 | 109 | 109 | 181 | 533 | 970 | — | 72 | 146 | — | 482 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 16 | — | 16 | 12 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 276 | 366 | 406 | 406 | 292 | 354 | 406 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 157 | 1826 | 157 |
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