Scarborough Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.19° S 18.37° E

Scarborough Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough Beach sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.2° 

Scarborough Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 10PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (30 Aug)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
4
3
4
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2172
1952
1769
1624
1627
1259
1323
1235
1045
911
1008
963
901
1651
2132
2561
2961
3415
3905
4541
4858
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:31PM1.63m
4:48AM1.47m
5:03PM1.59m
5:22AM1.41m
5:38PM1.52m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.07m
10:45PM0.08m
10:48AM0.11m
11:18PM0.11m
11:21AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
12
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
6
7
6
7
7
8
9
9
10
10
11
10
12
11
12
13
12
12
11
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