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Scarborough Beach Surf Forecast
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Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 Aug 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 1AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1438 | 1325 | 1155 | 1640 | 1878 | 2019 | 1700 | 1700 | 2253 | 2215 | 2245 | 3072 | 4090 | 6004 | 17473 | 12205 | 14219 | 13526 | 11906 | 10250 | 9002 | 7255 | 6156 | 5210 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:26PM 1.43 | 2:39AM 1.43 | 3:02PM 1.53 | 3:14AM 1.47 | 3:35PM 1.58 | 3:47AM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:39PM 0.21 | 8:52AM 0.12 | 9:15PM 0.14 | 9:24AM 0.08 | 9:48PM 0.10 | 9:54AM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
The wind is still cross-on at Scarborough Beach (light winds from the SSW at Slangkop 7 km from Scarborough Beach). 2.1m 10s swell from the WSW with a 1.2m 3s local chop from the NNW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 57 min ago
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