Scarborough Beach surf break

Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 SAST
Forecast 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
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 6AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (01 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (01 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
WSW
3.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
4
W
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5.5
SW
5.5
SW
5.5
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)121214141212121111111214131312121212121514141414131313131312121012121214141415151414141313131312131313131212121314151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1294111416441759216221162282187419532205260735133140277925442506259630262713377850122906298326782605218618831739156113991795466850544493487263827142788884027327724110865872993749646947090468024733064855921526846634678446650225320534949604409
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
0
NE
20
SE
25
ESE
15
E
5
E
20
S
40
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
35
NNW
45
NW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
5
W
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
35
W
25
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
1.14
7:48PM
1.28
8:11AM
1.06
8:38PM
1.21
9:13AM
1.01
9:36PM
1.16
10:25AM
0.99
10:40PM
1.14
11:36AM
1.02
11:43PM
1.15
12:36PM
1.07
12:39AM
1.19
1:25PM
1.14
1:28AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
0.41
1:21PM
0.40
2:16AM
0.47
2:07PM
0.49
3:14AM
0.51
3:04PM
0.56
4:19AM
0.52
4:15PM
0.60
5:26AM
0.50
5:30PM
0.60
6:25AM
0.46
6:34PM
0.55
7:14AM
0.40
7:25PM
0.49
7:57AM
0.33
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Sunrise---7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52
Sunset------5:46-------5:46-------5:47-------5:47-------5:49-------5:49-------5:50-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151414141415161515141414141414141515141313141414151414141414131313131414141414131314111113121212121112121212131313131212
Feels °C (?)1110989101210111112131215111013151167991010997544431211111099755464222447799999866
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