Scarborough Beach surf break

Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 11 Apr 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 6AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212121212121111111111111110141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1299138712661360131910211173874846748880805711563488338338258254249244293747790
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
0.98
10:47AM
0.98
11:41PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
0.68
5:15PM
0.57
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise---7:05-------7:05-------7:07----
Sunset------6:28-------6:27-------6:25-
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818191919191919181818191919181818171718191919
Feels °C (?)181816171817171717161617181817171617161617181819
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