Scarborough Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.19° S 18.37° E

Scarborough Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.4° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 6PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
4
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3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.9
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
4
SW
18
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1404
1298
1209
1112
984
874
769
835
1375
1080
2142
9432
10025
9305
7668
5762
4968
4493
4062
3301
1496
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
N
35
N
40
N
25
NNW
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:20AM1.00m
9:43PM1.11m
10:47AM0.97m
11:05PM1.08m
12:11PM1.01m
Low Tide
3:12PM0.60m
4:33AM0.55m
4:46PM0.64m
5:57AM0.53m
6:15PM0.61m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
4
3
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
6
9
11
9
9
7
9
8
9
11
12
10
10
9
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