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Scarborough Beach Surf Forecast
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Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | |
588 | 1168 | 2457 | 3222 | 3478 | 1967 | 1606 | 1237 | 1102 | 1026 | 1029 | 1048 | 1075 | 1055 | 1055 | 1096 | 1270 | 260 | 305 | 236 | 240 | 208 | 204 | 224 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.34m | 1:00PM1.24m | 1:11AM1.42m | 1:38PM1.31m | 1:45AM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.40m | 6:58AM0.30m | 7:02PM0.33m | 7:36AM0.21m | 7:39PM0.28m | 8:09AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSE 14 | WSW 13 | NW 12 | E 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 74 | 20 | 229 | 6 | 2 | 1967 | 1606 | 1170 | 1102 | 1026 | 1029 | 1048 | 1075 | 1055 | 1055 | 1096 | 1270 | 1462 | 1413 | 1426 | 1102 | 1102 | 1379 | 1121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1236 | — | 1237 | 1044 | 716 | 622 | 458 | 424 | 377 | 335 | 328 | 290 | 260 | 305 | 236 | 240 | 208 | 204 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | S 19 | NW 11 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 36 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 59 | 76 | 130 | 162 | 224 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 588 | 1168 | 2457 | 3222 | 3478 | 1170 | 1183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 20 | — | 39 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 345 | 425 | 893 | 1053 | 1200 | 170 | 8 | 170 | 170 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 45 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
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