Scotts Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.63° S 153.02° E

Scotts Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scotts Head sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.2° 

Scotts Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Scotts Head today (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Scotts Head at 4PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Scotts Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
2
4
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.7
SSW
7
1.5
S
7
2
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
10
15
16
17
17
17
49
226
453
631
865
1043
1057
745
574
485
419
374
383
352
323
198
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
E
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:44AM1.08m
8:06PM1.88m
8:36AM1.12m
8:55PM1.88m
9:26AM1.15m
9:42PM1.82m
Low Tide
1:23PM0.03m
2:53AM-0.03m
2:15PM0.02m
3:39AM-0.04m
3:06PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:04
5:05
 mm
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
13
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
14
17
16
13
13
14
13
14
14
16
18
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
6
10
13
13
13
10
10
9
8
9
11
10
8
9
9
9
10
10
12
13
12
13
11
10
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