Surf forecast · United Kingdom · North East England
Surf forecast Scarborough today
Waves, swell and wind at Scarborough (North East England, United Kingdom) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun offshore.
Scarborough surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Small Best window 07:00–10:00: small, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 4 s ↑W | 0.2 m · 6 s ↑NW | 43–79 km/h ↑W offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.6 m · 5 s ↑W | 0.4 m · 6 s ↑NNW | 44–81 km/h ↑W offshore |
| 15:00 | 1.6 m · 5 s ↑WNW | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑NNW | 36–65 km/h ↑W offshore |
Monday 26 October
Small Best window 07:00–10:00: small, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑NNW | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑NNW | 12–23 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑NNW | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑NNW | 18–34 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.5 m · 8 s ↑N | 17–32 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 11:00–14:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 5 s ↑S | 0.6 m · 5 s ↑SE | 33–56 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.1 m · 4 s ↑SSW | 0.5 m · 5 s ↑SE | 43–77 km/h ↑SW offshore |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 4 s ↑SW | 0.4 m · 5 s ↑SE | 37–65 km/h ↑WSW offshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 20:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Scarborough
Open the waves map centred on Scarborough
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Scarborough
Water temperature in Scarborough · Tides in Scarborough · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at Scarborough today?
- Fun: waves 1.4 m at 5 s from SSE, swell 0.7 m · 5 s SE (Sat 20:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Scarborough?
- Wind 37 km/h from SW: offshore for a beach facing E.
- When is the best time to surf Scarborough today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Scarborough?
- 12.9 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Saltburn-by-the-Sea 52 km · Tynemouth Longsands 105 km · Pease Bay 222 km · Machrihanish 369 km · Rest Bay (Porthcawl) 385 km · Scheveningen 390 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Scarborough, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.