Scotts Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.63° S 153.02° E

Scotts Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scotts Head sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scotts Head at 2PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (14 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (14 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
1.8
SSE
7
2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1
S
13
1
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
285
450
534
574
576
313
230
330
278
563
534
595
487
402
407
391
334
351
299
222
480
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:54AM1.51m
11:09PM1.02m
11:33AM1.44m
11:51PM0.93m
12:18PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.26m
4:51AM0.26m
6:13PM0.33m
5:28AM0.34m
7:08PM0.40m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
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6:11
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6:09
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6:57
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6:57
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6:58
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 mm
7
4
3
1
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
13
15
14
12
12
12
13
12
13
16
13
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
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