Scratby Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way for Scratby over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – it’s a grim stretch ahead. We’re looking at a solid 12-day run of real poor surf, with nothing really worth paddling out for. The first decent look doesn’t even show up until Friday the 14th of August, and even then, it’s nothing to write home about. The waiting game is on.

Starting off Saturday the 1st of August, we’ve got tiny 1 ft waves from the north with a short 6-second period. The combined energy is a weak 7. The wind is light and cross-off Saturday morning, so it’s clean, but there’s simply no power. Sunday and Monday are much the same – 0.7 ft to 1 ft junk with onshore winds. It’s flat and choppy, not even worth the walk down the sand.

Tuesday the 4th sees a tiny bump to 3 ft from the north-northeast, but the wind is cross-on and the combined energy is still only 53. It’s poor. Wednesday the 5th actually has clean conditions with a cross-off breeze, but the swell is a pathetic 2 ft and the energy is weak. Clean, but flat.

Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th are more of the same – 1 ft to 2 ft, no power, and mostly cross-shore or cross-on wind. Not a single wave worth jumping for.

Now, Saturday the 8th of August is the first little blip. The swell bumps up to 4 ft from the east, with a 6-second period, and the combined energy climbs to 99. The morning is clean with a cross-off north-northwest wind. But honestly, 4 ft of short-period east swell on a fairly exposed beach break? It’s going to be lumpy and sectiony. Still, if you’re desperate, the Saturday morning window is the cleanest option in that first week. But don’t expect much.

The rest of that week stays poor – 1 ft to 2 ft junk with cross-on wind. The combined energy rarely gets above 30. It’s just a dead zone.

Finally, we get to the 14th of August. Friday afternoon is the only reasonable moment in the whole 16 days. The swell is 3 ft from the north with an 8-second period, and the combined energy hits 85. The wind is offshore from the west at 9 mph, giving us clean, glassy conditions. The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It’s a small, clean wave, but it’s the best we’re going to get. Water temperature is about average for this time of year.

Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th fall back into poor territory with onshore winds and flat spells.

So, the standout – if you can call it that – is the afternoon of Friday the 14th of August. The offshore wind will make the most of that small north swell. It’s a beginner-friendly size, clean, and the crowd at Scratby can be a problem sometimes, but on a 3 ft day with a 1 out of 10 score, you’ll likely have the place to yourself.

Other than that, it’s a long, dry stretch. Hang in there, or pick up a kite.

Rusty.

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