Scarborough Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's get into what's cooking for the coming weeks.

We're looking at a classic run for Scarborough Beach. The week starts with some solid, clean swell, but it's a bit of a mixed bag after that with some bigger, trickier conditions rolling in later. The real standout is shaping up for the first weekend of August.

Right off the bat, Tuesday morning the 28th is looking sweet. We've got a 5ft swell out of the WSW with a period of 14 seconds, and a gentle offshore breeze from the ENE keeping it clean. The water is a bit colder than usual for this time of year at 64°, about 3° below average, so don't forget the booties. The combined swell energy is moderate (985). This is a solid session for a beginner-friendly spot like this.

The quality holds through Tuesday afternoon, with a 5ft swell and light offshore winds keeping it clean. Wednesday the 29th dips a little with a smaller 3ft swell in the morning, but the wind is okay. The better call on Wednesday is actually the afternoon, with a 4ft swell and a light breeze.

Friday the 31st sees a pulse of energy, with a 5ft WSW swell, but the wind is tricky—cross-shore in the morning and onshore in the afternoon. It's a bit of a write-off for good surfing.

Now, for the true standout. Mark your calendar for Saturday morning, the 1st of August. This is the best on offer. We’ve got a solid 8ft swell from the WSW with a 15-second period, generating a strong wave energy of 2305. The wind is a gentle offshore from the SE, keeping the face clean. This is proper, powerful groundswell, and at this size, it's really for experienced surfers only. Beginners should sit this one out.

Sunday the 2nd is still decent, with a 6ft swell in the morning, but the wind picks up a bit. The afternoon session looks better with lighter winds and a 6ft swell.

After that, it gets a bit chaotic. The 3rd of August has a total glass-off in the afternoon, but the swell is only 4ft. Then from the 4th through the 6th, it's a mix of onshore winds and large, messy swell. The 5th of August actually sees a huge 12ft WSW swell, but it's simply too big for this break, and the wind is poor.

The 7th of August brings another massive pulse, with a 15ft swell from the WSW and a period of 21 seconds—that's a very long period groundswell. The energy is through the roof (15685), but again, it's way too big for Scarborough and the wind is onshore. The same story continues through the 8th, 9th, and 10th of August with huge, blown-out swells.

The end of the outlook, around the 12th of August, shows a return to a more manageable 8ft WSW swell with clean conditions in the morning. It's a promising long-range call, but let's see how it shapes up.

So, to sum it up: Tuesday the 28th is a ripper for a beginner session, but the absolute top shelf is Saturday morning, the 1st of August, for the experienced crew. Everything else in between is either too small, too windy, or way too big for this beach.

Rusty.

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