Scarborough Beach surf break

Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 06 Mar 2026 SAST
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Scarborough Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Scarborough Beach sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)--
Afternoon (07 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (07 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
!
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0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
2.3
WSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)11108101111111111111112121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40610821141228435133928203519493232260423752224195217511562145011771022864734722680669550
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
35
WSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
40
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
1.42
5:16AM
1.51
5:32PM
1.34
5:43AM
1.40
6:00PM
1.23
6:11AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.17
11:30AM
0.19
11:31PM
0.27
11:57AM
0.30
11:58PM
0.38
12:25PM
0.41
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:39-------6:39--
Sunset7:16-------7:15-------7:14-------
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C202018171616161616161615151518222120181817172126
Feels °C (?)1615119998876766713161312111212121721
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