Scarborough Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.19° S 18.37° E

Issued: 7 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Scarborough Beach sea temperature is

13.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today (19 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (19 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).
	Saturday 19							Sunday 20								Monday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	785	772	448	466	1255	1754	1857	1810	1682	1502	1401	1198	1100	953	784	636	545	536	472	456	373	360	360
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:44AM0.91m				9:34PM0.93m					11:22AM0.95m				11:39PM0.99m				12:27PM1.07m
Low Tide					2:52PM0.73m				4:47AM0.65m					5:46PM0.68m				6:12AM0.56m				6:42PM0.56m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	15	17	16	17	16	16	16	17	20	21	19	19	17	17	17	17	20	24	24	25	23
Feels °C	8	9	10	11	9	11	10	11	12	13	17	17	15	14	12	13	14	14	17	22	22	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	785	772	448	448	1255	1754	1857	1810	1682	1502	1401	1198	1100	953	784	636	545	536	472	456	373	360	360
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	—	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 6
kJ	127	—	346	466	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	58	58	87	142	64
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	211
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6
kJ	248	240	224	255	338	384	328	248	203	181	119	86	124	228	266	266	203	171	161	128	109	113	145
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dunes Cape Town	The Boiler Cape Town	The Boiler Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Baboon Point West Coast	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	The Boiler Cape Town	The Boiler Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	The Boiler Cape Town	The Boiler Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Scarborough Beach Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	9	7	7	12	207	31	31	9	7	7	7	9	9	31	31	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Sunset	Sunset	Noordhoek	Captains		Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Off The Wall	Beach Road	Captains	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	Van Riebeek	Sunset	Noordhoek	The Hoek	The Hoek
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Noordhoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	9	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	7	6	8	9

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