Surf Forecasts:
Scratby surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, NW swell with 200 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Scratby this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Scratby in the next 16 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Scratby over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, let’s get down to Scratby. For the next week and a half, it’s a ghost town out there—hardly a wave to be had. We’re talkin’ a big gap from now until the morning of September 10th with nothing worth your time. The water’s sitting at about 66°F, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, so at least the wait is in comfortable water.
Come the morning of Thursday, September 10th, it finally looks like we might get a pulse. A 6ft swell from the NNW, 7-second period, with a combined energy of 319—that’s decent energy for this spot. The wind is a gentle offshore from the WNW, and the skies are clear. This is your only real standout window, no doubt about it. Scratby is fairly exposed, and with that offshore wind and the swell angle, it should be clean and rideable. Over 5ft is a bit much for the groms, so you want to be comfortable in bigger stuff. The period is short, so it’ll be a little choppy in the water, but the shape should still be alright. Crowds can be an issue here sometimes, so get in early.
The afternoon of the 10th goes sideways with a cross-shore and lumpy conditions, so that morning is the key.
After that, the morning of September 11th offers a 5ft swell from the north at 7 seconds (209 energy) with a light cross-off wind from the NW. It’s surfable, but the report calls it “very ordinary conditions.” Not the gem, but a plan B if you missed Thursday.
Then it’s back to tiny, weak waves and poor conditions right to the end. There’s a little bump on the morning of September 17th with a 3ft NNE swell and 8-second period (107 energy), but the wind is cross-shore and it’s just not got the quality.
So to sum it up: the best call is the morning of September 10th. Everything else is a struggle or blown out.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | N 7 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
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 kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 63 | 40 | 29 | 44 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:31AM2.66m | 00:04AM2.24m | 12:17PM2.48m | 00:52AM2.10m | 1:18PM2.26m | 2:00AM1.97m | 2:49PM2.07m | 3:35AM1.92m | 4:35PM2.01m | 5:00AM2.02m | 6:02PM2.07m | 6:05AM2.21m | 7:10PM2.18m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.22m | 6:55AM0.54m | 7:29PM0.46m | 7:42AM0.68m | 8:23PM0.71m | 8:45AM0.82m | 9:39PM0.92m | 10:24AM0.87m | 11:25PM0.97m | 12:09PM0.68m | 00:45AM0.85m | 1:18PM0.37m | 1:39AM0.68m | ||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | S 5 | N 11 | NNW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 6 | — | — | 63 | 40 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | NW 4 | — | N 11 | NW 5 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SE 4 | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | N 7 | S 5 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 9 | — | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 2 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 49 | 107 | — | 3 | 15 | 44 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 576 | 581 | 569 | 226 | 340 | 550 | 658 | 655 | 452 | 111 | 162 | 162 | 183 | 428 | 396 | 358 | 450 | 660 | 770 | 736 | 670 |
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