Surf Forecasts:
Scratby surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, NNE swell with 99 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Scratby this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Scratby in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Scratby over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got coming up for Scratby over the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a lean stretch. There’s not a single day in this 16-day run where the conditions stack up to make it worth paddling out. The guidance points to Scratby being inconsistent and fairly exposed, but the timing just isn’t on our side.
We kick off on Saturday the 8th of August with a tiny 3ft swell from the SSE, but the wind is a stiff 30 km/h cross-onshore, making it lumpy and messy. The water temp is 67° – that’s much warmer than usual for this time of year, which is a bit of a head-scratcher, but the quality is just poor. Sunday the 9th sees a drop to almost nothing. Monday the 10th has a brief clean window early with a light cross-off wind, but the swell is only 0.3ft – you’d be floating. Through the rest of the week we get some small pulses, like 3ft on Tuesday the 11th and 3ft on Sunday the 16th, but every single session is marred by poor surf conditions, onshore or cross-onshore winds, and a combined swell energy that barely cracks 68 – weak stuff.
There’s a long gap of flat, unrideable days from the 21st of August through the 22nd, with zero swell. We finally see a tiny 1ft NNE swell on Sunday the 23rd, but it’s onshore and weak. So, to put it bluntly: there are no standouts here. If you’re desperate, the cleanest windows are on the 14th and 18th of August, but with swell heights of 1ft or less, it’s a longboard or a paddleboard day at best. Scratby is a beach setup, and when it’s this small and windy, the conditions are more suited to a kite than a paddle. That’s the reality of it. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d hang the wetsuit up for a bit.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SE 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
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 kJ | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 47 | 32 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 62 | 83 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:15AM2.04m | 5:44PM2.18m | 6:14AM2.19m | 6:52PM2.25m | 7:06AM2.38m | 7:53PM2.33m | 7:54AM2.58m | 8:48PM2.39m | 8:38AM2.77m | 9:36PM2.41m | 9:20AM2.89m | 10:19PM2.40m | 10:01AM2.93m | 10:58PM2.36m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.79m | 00:54AM0.69m | 1:25PM0.51m | 1:52AM0.56m | 2:20PM0.19m | 2:39AM0.45m | 3:08PM-0.08m | 3:22AM0.37m | 3:52PM-0.27m | 4:02AM0.33m | 4:33PM-0.35m | 4:40AM0.32m | 5:12PM-0.32m | ||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 4 | SSE 3 | — | N 9 | N 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | ENE 5 | N 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 17 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 47 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NE 5 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | SE 4 | E 4 | SE 3 | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 4 | — | 42 | 62 | 83 | 99 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 557 | 616 | 241 | 568 | 658 | 195 | 449 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 332 | 223 | 385 | 581 | 256 | 260 | 581 | 241 | 410 | 419 |
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