Scarborough Beach surf break

Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 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
15.1° C
(Which is 4.2°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 1AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (25 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)13121212121212111111111111101010101010109989
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1044885830692680595585451435346291226558538609665652585450399332263158180
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
5
SSE
5
W
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09PM
1.18
7:36AM
1.18
8:35PM
1.06
9:22AM
1.07
10:41PM
1.07
11:23AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:13AM
0.46
2:06PM
0.48
2:52AM
0.58
4:07PM
0.54
5:12AM
0.56
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:52-------6:54--
Sunset6:52-------6:51-------6:50-------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232320171818191920191918181819191919181818181919
Feels °C (?)232218141515161719181917171819191920181919181817
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