Scarborough Beach Surf Break

Scarborough Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.19° S 18.37° E

Issued: 7 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Scarborough Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

Scarborough Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today (11 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 11PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)--
Afternoon (11 Jun)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (11 Jun)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
4
!
!
!
!
!
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4
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
3
W
12
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1227
1336
2676
2540
3360
4032
3609
2877
2249
1768
1538
1077
1751
2728
3383
3383
3139
2884
2622
2221
1866
1677
1412
1338
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
50
NNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:19AM1.44m
1:04PM1.31m
1:14AM1.51m
1:56PM1.40m
2:07AM1.56m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.38m
6:51AM0.18m
7:02PM0.30m
7:43AM0.09m
7:57PM0.22m
8:33AM0.03m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
7
10
8
7
8
8
10
10
12
14
12
13
10
10
11
12
12
12
13
11
11
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
16
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2
W
10
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1227
1336
7
10
2877
2249
1768
1538
808
1751
2728
3383
3383
3139
2884
2622
2221
1866
1677
1412
1338
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.8
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
5
10
55
90
1077
656
377
279
228
190
154
123
116
94
80
83
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
8
8
5
7
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
6
2.2
NW
6
3
W
12
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
NNW
3
Energy kJ
266
353
2676
2540
3360
4032
3609
30
16
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
Distance (km)
180
180
180
323
461
848
170
7
170
7
2
2
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
2
7
17
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
7
7
6
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