Scarborough Beach Surf Break

Scarborough Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.19° S 18.37° E

Issued: 7 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 12PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jun)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (22 Jun)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
3
WSW
11
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
843
1249
905
1067
1050
1026
1059
960
805
551
511
839
1731
2460
3231
11253
11440
10614
11023
9899
9418
7240
5488
4542
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:20AM1.06m
9:45PM1.24m
10:32AM1.04m
10:48PM1.21m
11:39AM1.06m
11:47PM1.20m
Low Tide
3:17PM0.50m
4:28AM0.46m
4:27PM0.54m
5:32AM0.45m
5:36PM0.55m
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
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5:44
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
5
5
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
15
13
12
11
12
11
10
11
9
8
8
8
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
3
WSW
11
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
843
1249
905
1067
1050
1026
1059
960
805
551
511
839
1731
2460
2764
11253
11440
10614
11023
9899
9418
7240
5488
4542
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
0.1
SE
8
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.2
S
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.3
SW
22
0.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
19
2.3
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
Energy kJ
520
3
232
108
73
17
291
226
318
262
74
266
1782
3231
2641
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
W
11
0.8
SW
21
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
3
6
6
43
21
522
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.7
WNW
6
2
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
7
2.5
SW
11
1.1
SE
4
1.6
SE
5
1.5
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
Energy kJ
5
10
19
36
49
68
102
194
292
351
505
1692
49
133
131
183
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
4
4
Distance (km)
7
9
12
10
10
13
30
10
13
180
180
180
7
21
8
8
7
7
9
9
31
20
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
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