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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 Saturday 23 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 4AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | |
821 | 1033 | 618 | 529 | 629 | 459 | 821 | 1094 | 1019 | 947 | 651 | 572 | 711 | 1761 | 1998 | 2233 | 2451 | 2967 | 3517 | 5262 | 4436 | 3752 | 2929 | 2477 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 8:57AM1.09m | 9:38PM1.25m | 10:19AM1.07m | 10:47PM1.27m | 11:29AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.45m | 3:06PM0.46m | 4:17AM0.45m | 4:22PM0.48m | 5:27AM0.41m | 5:28PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 821 | 1033 | 618 | 529 | 629 | 459 | 821 | 1094 | 1019 | 947 | 651 | 572 | 711 | 1761 | 1998 | 2233 | 2451 | 2967 | 3517 | 5262 | 4436 | 3752 | 2929 | 2477 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 18 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 25 | 199 | 240 | 142 | 129 | 107 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 288 | 310 | 314 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 307 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SW 16 | SSE 6 | SW 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | W 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 6 | 94 | 3 | 217 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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