Scarborough Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.19° S 18.37° E

Scarborough Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.6° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 5AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
4
2
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
16
1
SW
12
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
SW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
264
682
663
590
486
486
486
543
552
535
535
511
428
378
395
744
721
710
702
657
526
534
580
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
0
NNW
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:40AM1.42m
5:03PM1.53m
5:13AM1.39m
5:34PM1.52m
5:47AM1.34m
6:08PM1.48m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.12m
11:13PM0.20m
11:16AM0.16m
11:47PM0.22m
11:48AM0.21m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
15
14
14
13
13
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