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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 am Sunday 03 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 4AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
1007 | 834 | 834 | 1174 | 2329 | 2606 | 2772 | 2300 | 973 | 2187 | 1836 | 1723 | 1872 | 1671 | 1444 | 1420 | 1543 | 1543 | 1420 | 1478 | 3050 | 4839 | 5605 | 4378 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:47AM1.45m | 4:12PM1.38m | 4:18AM1.40m | 4:43PM1.32m | 4:50AM1.32m | 5:17PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.16m | 10:13PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:44PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 1007 | 834 | 834 | 1174 | 2329 | 2606 | 2772 | 2300 | 973 | 2187 | 1836 | 1723 | 195 | 1671 | 1444 | 1420 | 1543 | 1543 | 1420 | 1377 | 786 | 582 | 521 | 4378 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 181 | 487 | 805 | 53 | 35 | 36 | 104 | 134 | 514 | 272 | 255 | 184 | 7 | 189 | 183 | 167 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 227 | 80 | 79 | 175 | 497 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSW 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | SSE 12 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | NW 15 | NW 14 | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 412 | 174 | 130 | 35 | 33 | 71 | 33 | 31 | 171 | 9 | 4 | 66 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 14 | 37 | 50 | 8 | 8 | — | 264 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | W 10 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 573 | 9 | 54 | 59 | 34 | 87 | 710 | — | — | 1872 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1478 | 3050 | 4839 | 5605 | 5685 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 87 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 170 | 407 | 347 | 31 |
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