Scarborough - Amazing Footage of Tidal Surge 13th January 2017

Friday 13th Scarborough 5pm. Second high tide of the day coupled with low pressure and high winds produced a tidal surge that swamped the North and South bays of Scarborough. This is a collection of video taken by our group members showing Mother Nature at her most awesome. Produced by Steve Messruther and Mary Nightingale for Scarborough Bottom End and Old Town Facebook group.

[@rogerjenkinson7979]

Long ago we had a great holiday in Scarborough, our first time there. One day the weather was stormy and we parked on Marine Drive facing the sea, watching the waves thunder in and break over the sea wall, the spray landing on our car. Thrilling. Another vehicle drew in beside us and there was a tap on the spray-covered window. It was a police car. Are you enjoying the sea, Sir? Yes!. Well if I were you I'd move. High tide is not for another hour. Thank you very much, officer.

[@juliadoherty83]

Fantastic filming. The gentleman on the bench with the storm coming in towards him, gives me goosebumps.

[@stevemessruther172]

Mary and I often nip down to the beach when the weather is rough because it is amazing to see nature in its full force. The day of this storm started in the early hours with the 1st tide of the day - something like 5am. Dark and cold but what we saw was worth getting up for! As the day went on the storm increased and so we went back to get more footage. My footage along with footage captured on phones by some of the members of our group make this a very interesting account of just how much a day can change when living by the sea. The next morning the sun came out and a big clean up was underway but apart from the damage to the foreshore and proms you look at the sea and how calm it is and hard to imagine that just a few hours earlier is was this raging angry mass of water.

[@TheRealBoroNut]

@3:18 I see this gadgie every time we go to Scarborough. Always sits in the same spot come storm or shine completely unphased. A man of iron.

[@whiterosetrials5700]

People don’t realise how big that wall is on Marine Drive and it just clears it with ease.

[@cassipelucci790]

Amazing 😉

[@hellybelle5]

I love and miss Scarborough 💖

[@christopherbusby1726]

Amazing footage. Would love to have been there.

[@craigorford9932]

Love the east coast,would live there when I retire

[@no1oddjobmanpainteranddeco460]

Mint video, I have never seen the sea that bad so close up.

[@penfloyd]

Great footage......Awesome Power.................

[@jackhuffman9313]

my family left scarborough in 1065, now we live in texas

[@royfearn4345]

Amazing! A message from the late Dark Ages!

[@irenejohnston6802]

Amazing must have had advanced warning that William, Duke of Normandy was on his way and that Harold wouldn't make it!

[@mandymoo7406]

brilliant,do you have any colour photos of them sailing off to live in texas,would love to see them

[@rajabrownsugar6270]

I love visiting scrby with my Mrs 😘

[@scottybotty7608]

i was there

[@rajabrownsugar6270]

I don’t no why my Mrs loves scrby more than me! 🥺☹️

[@oddities-whatnot]

Thats a bit rough

[@cheerybellerellegue8309]

hello and good day. can we use some contents of your video for educational purposes? thanks and more power.

[@stevemessruther172]

Not without further details from you. Please e-mail me [e-mail]