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Scarborough Beach Surf Forecast
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Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 15 May 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 3PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 762 | 749 | 870 | 668 | 689 | 822 | 657 | 718 | 795 | 706 | 694 | 694 | 625 | 615 | 615 | 615 | 527 | 450 | 450 | 366 | 305 | 220 | 152 | 188 | 177 | 200 | 188 | 181 | 142 | 166 | 132 | 202 | 627 | 1028 | 1394 | 1360 | 1098 | 971 | 1373 | 2145 | 2232 | 2422 | 3097 | 3909 | 3813 | 4545 | 4283 | 4148 | 4085 | 3943 | 3833 | 3943 | 4298 | 4332 | 4332 | 4059 | 3566 | 3217 | 2937 | 2628 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:49PM 1.30 | 4:55AM 1.31 | 5:27PM 1.26 | 5:32AM 1.25 | 6:12PM 1.21 | 6:19AM 1.18 | 7:08PM 1.17 | 7:21AM 1.11 | 8:17PM 1.17 | 8:42AM 1.08 | 9:32PM 1.22 | 10:07AM 1.11 | 10:40PM 1.31 | 11:19AM 1.18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:36AM 0.23 | 10:49PM 0.37 | 11:11AM 0.28 | 11:26PM 0.42 | 11:50AM 0.34 | 12:13AM 0.48 | 12:38PM 0.40 | 1:15AM 0.53 | 1:39PM 0.44 | 2:35AM 0.54 | 2:54PM 0.46 | 4:01AM 0.48 | 4:11PM 0.44 | 5:12AM 0.36 | 5:18PM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
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