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Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 5AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9173 | 7947 | 6571 | 5359 | 4591 | 3954 | 3183 | 2528 | 2207 | 1942 | 1890 | 1852 | 1706 | 1681 | 1623 | 1681 | 1783 | 1560 | 3289 | 3197 | 2534 | 1874 | 1551 | 1497 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
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Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
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