Scratby Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this outlook is a tough one. The forecast for the next two weeks is a real struggle. We’re looking at a long stretch of nothing much happening at all, with very few windows of rideable surf, and even then, it’s pretty small and weak.

First up, Scratby. The water temp is sitting about average for the time of year, so nothing wild there. The whole 16-day period is a write-off, with consistent ratings of zero out of ten. The energy is weak, with values barely cracking double digits, and the swell height never gets above 4 ft. The first real gap starts right from Thursday morning where you’ve got a tiny 3 ft windswell from the east-northeast, with a short period of 5 seconds, and poor conditions. That’s followed by a massive gap of about a week where the swell is tiny, often under 2 ft. The best of a bad bunch comes on Saturday afternoon, the 29th, when a 4 ft south swell pushes in, but the period is a short, weak 6 seconds, and the wind is a fresh cross-shore, making it lumpy and choppy. It’s the only time the energy even hits 104, but the surf quality is still poor. For the rest of the run, we’re looking at clean, offshore winds on some days, but with almost no swell to push. The second week, from the 1st onwards, is even more meagre – tiny waves with periods of 6-7 seconds, and the energy is often in the single digits. Even the glassy conditions on the 4th of September afternoon can’t make up for the fact there’s only 1 ft of swell. This is a classic blank run for the area, and it’s not looking like it’ll change. With such poor paddle surf, if you’re into kite surfing, the consistent cross- and cross-offshore winds might be more interesting.

So, in short, there’s nothing worth paddling out for over the next 16 days. The surf is just not on.

Rusty.

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