Surf Forecasts:
Scarecrows surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 19 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period, SSW swell with 4,513 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 15 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Scarecrows this week:
The surf forecast for Scarecrows over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Scarecrows in the next 16 days are 3.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Scarecrows over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, listen up.
Scarecrows is gonna be a slow starter, but there's a proper swell window to get stoked on. This reef is for the experienced crew only.
We finally see waves on Sunday, August 16th. Morning’s looking dead glassy with a clean 5ft south swell. Water temp is 85°, right where it should be. The afternoon stays smooth, dropping to 4ft. Energy levels are moderate (983 and 896). Good lines, no chop.
Monday the 17th stays clean in the morning, 4ft with light cross-off winds. Energy down to 631, but it’s fun.
The real standouts are Tuesday, August 18th to Thursday, August 20th. Tuesday morning hits with a 7ft south-southwest groundswell, 16-second period, and clean conditions. Combined energy jumps to 2283 – that’s a solid push. Wednesday morning is the big one: 8ft, 18-second period, energy at 4088. That’s serious groundswell, long lines with real power. The early sessions are clean, but afternoons get chopped up. This is expert territory – over 8ft on a reef is no joke.
Thursday holds similar size but less clean with cross-shore breeze.
After that, it fades. Friday the 21st drops to 7ft, still clean early, energy 1995. Then we get a few days of smaller, wind-affected surf from the 22nd to the 24th – not worth your time.
Later on, Saturday, August 29th brings a small, clean 5ft pulse from the southwest, energy 1105, with cross-off winds. A nice little finisher.
So the best of the whole window is Tuesday and Wednesday mornings – August 18th and 19th. Big, clean, powerful. Be ready.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2589 | 2255 | 1468 | 915 | 569 | 1046 | 823 | 706 | 622 | 529 | 234 | 897 | 2269 | 1667 | 4141 | 4038 | 4324 | 3857 | 3345 | 2615 | 2049 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:27PM0.85m | 7:35AM1.03m | 8:06PM0.90m | 8:11AM0.95m | 8:44PM0.92m | 8:45AM0.85m | 9:21PM0.91m | 9:16AM0.74m | 10:00PM0.87m | 9:46AM0.63m | 10:42PM0.81m | 10:14AM0.53m | 11:33PM0.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM-0.00m | 1:15AM0.07m | 1:54PM0.01m | 1:59AM0.10m | 2:21PM0.03m | 2:41AM0.14m | 2:47PM0.06m | 3:23AM0.20m | 3:13PM0.09m | 4:06AM0.26m | 3:38PM0.13m | 4:55AM0.32m | 4:07PM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 39 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2589 | 2255 | 1468 | 915 | 569 | 1046 | 823 | 706 | 622 | 529 | 234 | 897 | 2269 | 1261 | 4141 | 4038 | 4324 | 3857 | 3345 | 2615 | 2049 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | S 9 | W 8 | W 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 91 | 149 | 203 | 429 | 552 | 251 | 143 | 174 | 15 | 15 | 210 | 277 | 14 | 1667 | 38 | 12 | 19 | — | 10 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 20 | N 6 | SW 15 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 276 | 59 | 191 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 87 | 140 | 553 | — | 22 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 202 | 19 | — | — | — | 30 | 27 | 47 | 48 | 31 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 41 | 0 | 34 | 45 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 41 |
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