Scratby Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, listen up.

Looking at the full sixteen-day window for Scratby, I gotta be straight with you – it’s lean. The first real chance to even talk about a wave doesn’t show up until Saturday the 5th, and even then, it’s a struggle.

That first Saturday morning, the 5th, we’ve got a bit of a pulse. A 3.6ft NW groundswell is showing, with a combined energy reading of 121 (moderate), but the period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s gonna be weak and a bit lumpy. The wind is a fresh 18.6 mph offshore from the WNW, so the surface should be clean, but the swell just doesn't have any punch. The water temperature is sitting at 66°, which feels much warmer than normal for this time of year, a solid 3.8° above average – it’s a bit weird, honestly.

Saturday afternoon drops off to 3.0ft from the NNW, energy down to 97 (weak), and the wind swings cross-offshore. Still clean, but it’s just… ordinary. By Sunday the 6th, it’s gone. We’re looking at tiny 2.0ft windswell from the N with a 15.5 mph cross-shore wind. Choppy, weak, ugly. Monday the 7th through Thursday the 11th is a write-off – a mix of tiny 0.3ft to 1.0ft windswell with gusty offshore winds, or clean swell so small it’s not even worth the walk. The 11th has a 24.9 mph offshore, which will be tough to paddle into for anything.

There’s a small window on Saturday the 12th. A 3.9ft N swell rolls in, energy at 128 (moderate), with a gentle 9.3 mph offshore from the WNW. It’s clean, it’s the biggest we’ll see, but the period is still a short 7 seconds. It’s surfable, but again, just very ordinary conditions. The afternoon drops to 3.3ft.

After that, it’s grim. Sunday the 13th has a 3.3ft NNE swell but with a cross-shore wind. Then from Monday the 14th all the way to Sunday the 20th, it’s a long, flat grind. Tiny waves from every direction – 0.3ft to 1.6ft – with onshore or cross-shore winds and messy conditions. There’s a 0.7ft, 13-second pulse from the N on Tuesday the 15th, but that’s a joke.

Honestly, the best chance for a tiny, clean wave is Saturday morning, the 12th of September. That 3.9ft N swell with a light offshore is the standout, but only because everything else is so poor. Even then, it’s a short-period, weak little thing. Don’t expect much.

Scratby is an inconsistent, fairly exposed beginner spot. A run of days with nothing surfable is pretty normal for this stretch. With the significant swell and poor quality on the smaller days, and it being a beach setup, this forecast looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. I’d keep the board in the van. Forecasts can change, but this one ain't promising.

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