Scratby Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Scratby over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a waiting game, to be honest.

Right off the bat, things are looking pretty flat and messy. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf conditions starting from Monday the 10th of August all the way through to the end of the week. Swells are tiny, mostly under 3 ft, with periods that are short and choppy. The wind’s not doing us any favours either – a lot of cross-shore and onshore slop. The combined wave energy is very low, barely cracking double digits (1 to 78), and you’d be lucky to get a rideable wave. This is a blank run for sure.

Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th do offer a couple of clean windows from the cross-offshore flow, with the 15th morning showing glassy conditions on Sunday the 16th. But don't get excited – the swell is just about non-existent at 0.7 ft (energy of 7-9). It’s a total lake. It’s a tough stretch. This spot, Scratby, is a beginner beach break that's inconsistent at the best of times, and this run of flatness is pretty normal for the area when the wind isn't playing ball. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer right now.

Now, if you’re willing to wait... we might see a flicker of life near the end of the run. On Sunday the 23rd of August, the afternoon shows a pulse of 4 ft swell from the NNW with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 121 (moderate wave energy) though it's cross-shore. Still poor surf conditions on paper, but it’s a sign.

The real standout, and the only one worth pointing a board at, is the morning of Monday the 24th of August. That’s over a fortnight away, so take it with a pinch of salt, but the models are hinting at something legit. We’re looking at a clean 6 ft swell from a northerly direction with light offshore winds from the SW. The combined energy is a solid 295 – that's a proper moderate punch of power. Expect good surf conditions are the words used. That size, 6 ft, is right in the sweet spot for a beginner-intermediate spot, and with offshore wind, it’ll be clean. For this inconsistent spot, that is a remarkable outlier in a two-week window. No other window comes close. The water temp is about 67°F, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, so you won't need a thick suit for that session.

Beyond that, the 25th looks to drop back off pretty quickly with onshore wind returning. So, it’s a long flat spell with one promising but distant Monday morning on the horizon. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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