Surf Forecasts:
Scratby surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, N swell with 210 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Scratby this week:
The surf forecast for Scratby over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Scratby in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Scratby over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be honest right up front: this 16-day window for Scratby is a tough one. There’s no real stand-out session, no day where it all clicks together. The whole run is a bit of a flat spell, and the few pulses of swell we get are messy, blown out, or just too weak to get excited about.
We’re starting with a blank. There’s no surf to speak of in the first couple of days. The first real sniff of anything comes on Sunday the 23rd of August. Sunday morning, the wind swings offshore from the west at just 3 mph, and we get a little 3 ft north swell sneaking in with an 8-second period – that’s short period, windswell stuff. The combined energy is weak, only 137. It’s surfable but very ordinary. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual. This is the most hopeful moment of the whole run, but it’s fleeting. By Sunday afternoon, the wind shifts onshore and ruins it.
From there, it’s a long, dry stretch. Monday the 24th through to the end of August drops off to tiny, onshore mush. The biggest day in that gap is Tuesday the 25th, with a 5 ft east swell, but the wind is howling onshore at 25 mph from the east, and the combined energy barely cracks 189 – it’s just a messy, blown-out wall of water. Not for paddling. If you’ve got a kite, that’s more your scene.
The first week of September doesn’t bring much relief. The swell stays small, under 2 ft, and though we get some clean offshore winds on the 1st and 2nd of September, the waves just aren’t there. The combined energy sits in the teens and twenties. By Thursday the 3rd of September, the swell bumps up to 4 ft from the north-northeast, but the wind is cross-shore and the quality is still poor. The combined energy is a moderate 104, but that’s about it.
Honestly, the best advice I can give you is to keep an eye on the longer-range outlook for the second week. The 5th of September sees a cleaner north swell with a 10-second period and gentle cross-shore wind, but it’s only 2 ft and the combined energy is 75. A tantalising hint, but nothing to plan a trip around. This run is a bit of a write-off, but for Scratby, that’s not unusual – it can be inconsistent. Don’t lose hope, forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 4 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
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 kJ | 64 | 81 | 182 | 127 | 210 | 164 | 137 | 112 | 62 | 35 | 22 | 74 | 181 | 132 | 99 | 64 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:20PM1.97m | 3:58AM1.85m | 4:38PM1.90m | 5:09AM1.90m | 5:47PM1.91m | 6:10AM2.02m | 6:47PM1.98m | 7:00AM2.19m | 7:38PM2.07m | 7:41AM2.37m | 8:20PM2.16m | 8:15AM2.54m | 8:55PM2.25m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.95m | 9:20PM1.04m | 9:59AM1.07m | 11:18PM1.12m | 12:13PM1.01m | 00:46AM1.01m | 1:19PM0.81m | 1:33AM0.86m | 2:03PM0.59m | 2:10AM0.70m | 2:40PM0.36m | 2:44AM0.57m | 3:14PM0.15m | 3:18AM0.45m | |||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 31 | — | — | — | 164 | 137 | 112 | 62 | 35 | 22 | 17 | 8 | — | 99 | 64 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | SE 2 | S 3 | — | ESE 3 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 64 | 81 | 182 | 127 | 210 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 74 | 181 | 132 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 410 | 333 | 325 | 296 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 458 | 162 | 576 | 475 | 561 | 558 | 619 | 0 | 162 | 339 | 186 | 339 | 530 | 428 |
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