Scarborough Beach surf break

Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)991410101510139141414141313131312121214141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120115123802412692872992304595135495797786838218511043118714031895208018761583
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
1.54
2:38PM
1.45
2:49AM
1.60
3:09PM
1.48
3:18AM
1.61
3:38PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
0.10
8:42PM
0.13
9:07AM
0.05
9:12PM
0.11
9:36AM
0.04
9:40PM
0.12
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise-6:56-------6:58-------6:58------
Sunset----6:43-------6:42-------6:39---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C181819202019191919192020201920202020212323222321
Feels °C (?)151619201919191918181917161516181719212323222423
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