Scarborough Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s gonna be happening here at Scarborough Beach. It’s a bit of a waiting game, to be honest. The next few days are looking pretty average – the wind and swell just aren’t lining up, and we’ve got a lot of onshore and cross-onshore breeze messing things up. The water temp is sitting at 63°F, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a decent suit. The first real chance for a surf isn’t until Thursday, the 13th of August.

Thursday afternoon, 13th August, the wind is set to swing offshore from the SE, with a light 3 mph breeze. It’ll be clean, with a solid 6 ft swell from the WSW at 14 seconds. That’s a nice groundswell and the energy is moderate (1308). It’s a good one for experienced surfers, as the size is just off the mark for beginners.

Then, Friday afternoon, 14th August is another little standout. We’ve got light offshore winds from the ENE, 6 mph, keeping it clean. The swell is 6 ft from the WSW, period 15 seconds, and the energy is moderate (1721). Excellent conditions for experienced surfers again, a proper clean session on offer.

Now, for my pick of the whole run. You want to circle Monday afternoon, 17th August. The wind is going to drop right off – it’s looking glassy from the SSW at a mere 3 mph. Absolute perfection on the water. We’ve got a solid 10 ft of WSW swell with a long 16-second period and strong wave energy (5219). This is proper stuff, but at that size, it’s for experts only – well over the 8 ft mark. This one is a true standout for the big wave crew.

Following that, Tuesday morning, 18th August sees a cross-shore wind and an 12 ft swell, but the energy is strong (6194). The wind and tide are favourable, but again, it’s going to be too big for the average punter.

Later in the week, Friday morning, 21st August, we get another clean session with a cross-offshore breeze from the SE at 12 mph, with a 7 ft WSW swell. That’s a solid, clean option for experienced surfers as we head into the longer range.

So, the best on offer is clearly the glassy session on Monday the 17th, and the two clean offshore days on the 13th and 14th. Crowds are ‘sometimes’ a thing here, so on those good days you might have some company. The long-period swells are better out at the points than right in the beach break, keep that in mind. The swell energy gets up into the thousands and tens of thousands on the bigger days, so you know there’s plenty of power in the water.

Rusty.

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