Scratby Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Scratby.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next week is a bit of a flat spell. We’re looking at tiny waves and honest-to-goodness poor conditions for most of it. The water is sitting at 68°, which feels much warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a small comfort if you’re just floating around.

The first pulse of real hope doesn’t show up until Friday the 21st. We finally get a knee-high wave, around 4 ft out of the north, but it’s short period stuff at 5 seconds. That means bumpy, weak waves. Even though the wind is clean, the wave quality is just ordinary. It's the same story through Saturday morning, with the energy picking up a bit. Honestly, this isn't a standout.

The best on offer in the whole window looks like Tuesday the 25th. We get a chest-high north swell, 5 ft, with the biggest energy score of the whole run. That’s a moderate to strong pulse. But here’s the kicker: the wind is cross-shore in the morning and cross-off in the afternoon, keeping it clean. The period is short though, at 6 seconds, so expect it to be a bit crumbly and workable for the intermediates. If you are a beginner, 5 ft might be a bit much, so keep that in mind. Tuesday afternoon is the pick of that day.

After that, it drops right back off. Late August has some clean mornings with offshore winds, like Thursday the 28th and Friday the 29th, but the swell is tiny at 2 ft. It’s clean, but you’ll be on a longboard.

So to wrap it up: don't get your hopes up early. The standout is Tuesday the 25th, where a moderate pulse of north swell meets clean cross-off winds in the afternoon. That’s your best bet. The rest of the run is either flat or just barely worth a paddle for the absolute die-hards.

Rusty.

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