Scarborough Beach Tides
Perth's best-known urban surf beach, Scarborough has been the heart of WA beach culture for generations. The iconic diurnal Indian Ocean tides create a single daily rhythm that locals have learned to read, with reliable beach breaks that work in a range of swell directions.
What people are saying
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KeelyProduct details
- Paper & printingMuseum-grade Enhanced Matte paper (230gsm) — a luxurious flat matte surface with sharp detail and rich colour. Printed using archival pigment inks on professional Epson equipment. Each poster is individually inspected before shipping.
- FramingFrames are sustainably sourced solid wood, handmade in New Zealand, and arrive ready to hang with hardware pre-installed. Glazing protects your print. UV protection and anti-reflective coatings can be added on request.
- DataOfficial tide data from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) — precision tide data used for maritime safety and coastal planning. Every high and low is calculated from verified readings.
- EditionEach poster captures the complete tidal rhythm of your chosen beach for a full calendar year — the patterns shown will never repeat exactly the same way again.
Seasonal tide notes
How the tides and swell change through the year at Western Australia locations.
Afternoon seabreezes, still plenty of swell.
The peak — massive Indian Ocean groundswells.
Powerful SW swells, cooler temps, less wind.
Fading into smaller but still clean conditions.
Scarborough Beach tide data
Annual tide statistics computed from verified BOM data for Scarborough Beach.
1.41m on 15 Jun at 11:12
0.43m on 3 Jan at 09:24
0.38m between high and low
June — highest avg high tides
Two high and two low tides daily
0.98m — from lowest low to highest high
Tide times this week
High and low tide times for the next 7 days, drawn from verified BOM data.
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 11 Sep | 00:29 · 0.86m, 11:58 · 1.03m | 05:06 · 0.77m, 18:45 · 0.78m |
| Sat 12 Sep | 00:36 · 0.91m, 12:39 · 0.95m | 06:03 · 0.76m, 18:10 · 0.8m |
| Sun 13 Sep | 00:45 · 0.97m, 13:14 · 0.87m | 07:00 · 0.76m, 17:31 · 0.78m |
| Mon 14 Sep | 00:53 · 1.01m, 13:36 · 0.79m | 08:38 · 0.76m, 17:11 · 0.75m |
| Tue 15 Sep | 01:05 · 1.05m | 16:45 · 0.72m |
| Wed 16 Sep | 01:24 · 1.07m | 16:15 · 0.68m |
| Thu 17 Sep | 01:49 · 1.07m | 16:16 · 0.66m |
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