Scarborough Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. Over the next 16 days, Scarborough Beach is the only show in town, and it’s a bit of a mixed bag at first—pretty ordinary early on, but there are a couple of windows that’ll get the heart pumping.

The opening stretch is nothing to write home about. Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th are a write-off: small, messy, with a cross-chop that’ll have you fighting the board all session. Sunday the 13th is still pretty average, with 7ft swell but cross-onshore wind mucking it up. The water temp sits at 64°, which is about normal for this time of year—no surprises there.

Now, Monday the 14th is where things start to turn. Morning brings a clean 7ft WSW groundswell with a 14-second period, and offshore easterly wind—gentle, clean lines. This is proper, long-period groundswell energy (combined energy at 1969), meaning well-shaped waves with power, though that longer period might make it a bit straight at a beach break. Still, for experienced surfers, this is the standout of the early week. Afternoon is similar: 8ft, offshore-ish, clean. Tuesday the 15th stays solid with 6ft to 6ft WSW swell and fresh offshore wind, though the morning wind is strong at 30 km/h—a bit lively, but still clean.

There’s a bit of a lull around Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th, with dropping swell and cross-onshore wind chopping things up again. Friday the 18th gets a spike in size—10ft on the afternoon—but the wind is nasty cross-onshore at 25 km/h, making it a messy, blown-out beast. Not for paddling, maybe more a kite day.

Saturday the 19th sees a massive 15ft WSW groundswell roll in, with combined energy of 7317—that’s strong stuff. But the wind is cross-onshore again, and the comment says it’s predicted too big for this break. Only experienced heavy-water crew should even look at it, and even then, it’s dicey.

The second week is quieter and less certain, but there’s one beauty hiding in there. Sunday the 20th and Monday the 21st: Monday morning is the real highlight. Clean 8ft WSW groundswell with a 15-second period and light offshore wind from the southeast—just 10 km/h. That’s glassy, powerful, and well-shaped. Combined energy at 2697. This is the best on offer for the whole outlook. After that, Tuesday the 22nd and Wednesday the 23rd drop off into average, cross-shore chop.

But then Thursday the 24th morning—hold onto your board. Glassy conditions, zero wind, 6ft WSW groundswell with a 17-second period—very long period groundswell, smooth and clean. Combined energy at 1792. That’s a dream session for the experienced surfer, though that super-long period might make it break a bit straight on a beach. Still, it’s clean and inviting.

After that, Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th fade out with smaller swell and increasing cross-onshore chop—back to the skunk.

Look, the standout windows are Monday the 14th, Monday the 21st, and Thursday the 24th morning. If you can pick one, Thursday the 24th morning with glassy conditions on a long-period groundswell is the one to circle. Crowds are possible at Scarborough Beach—it’s an exposed spot and can get busy when it’s clean.

Rusty.

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