Surf Forecasts:
Scratby surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period, NNW swell with 363 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 Thursday (Sep 10) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m 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 1.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Scratby over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Scratby over the next couple of weeks. I’ve got to be straight with you – it’s a pretty grim outlook for us here. The next 16 days are a proper drought for any decent waves. You’re looking at a long, quiet stretch with hardly anything worth paddling out for.
The first real sniff of something happens on Wednesday the 9th of September. The swell bumps up to around 5 ft from the NNW with a period of 9 seconds, and there’s moderate wave energy in the water (454). But don’t get too excited – the wind’s a cross-offshore breeze and the wave comment is still “poor surf conditions,” so it’s not going to be any kind of classic. The water temp is a very warm 66°, which is about 4° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s notably warm, almost like a little tropical anomaly for Norfolk. But the waves just aren’t there.
After that tease on Wednesday, it’s back to flatness. From Thursday the 10th right through to the end of the second week, we’re looking at tiny dribble – waves mostly under 1 ft, and often less than 0.7 ft. The combined energy is in the single digits or low double digits most of the time – weak, weak, weak. There’s a brief spike again on Tuesday the 22nd of September with some bigger numbers – 6 ft and 8 ft from the north, and energy up to 636 – but even then the wave comment says “poor surf conditions,” and the wind is a strong cross-shore making a lumpy chop. That’s not surf, that’s a washing machine.
Honestly, there’s nothing here for us. No standout days. No clean, rideable waves. With this level of inconsistency and flat spells, it’s one of those blank runs that’s pretty normal for this stretch when the conditions just don’t line up. The best advice I can give? Keep the board in the van and wait for the next forecast update. Things can change, but right now, it’s a write-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | N 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 363 | 306 | 87 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:02PM2.07m | 6:05AM2.21m | 7:10PM2.18m | 6:57AM2.43m | 8:02PM2.30m | 7:41AM2.64m | 8:43PM2.40m | 8:22AM2.81m | 9:17PM2.47m | 9:01AM2.90m | 9:47PM2.49m | 9:38AM2.91m | 10:17PM2.49m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.68m | 00:45AM0.85m | 1:18PM0.37m | 1:39AM0.68m | 2:08PM0.06m | 2:24AM0.52m | 2:52PM-0.17m | 3:04AM0.38m | 3:32PM-0.30m | 3:41AM0.29m | 4:09PM-0.32m | 4:17AM0.23m | 4:44PM-0.22m | ||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 5 | S 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 91 | 212 | 87 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 4 | W 3 | NW 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | W 3 | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 72 | 363 | 306 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 334 | 499 | 303 | 319 | 1064 | 470 | 199 | 228 | 0 | 163 | 162 | 533 | 396 | 410 | 203 | 441 | 522 | 528 | 660 | 661 | 406 |
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