Scarborough Beach surf break

Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 7PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
4
SW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)101414131313131313161614141412141313161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21229375877890511271092107710942550264725182946351230185469538751581039596418820762664775528
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
0
SW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09
Sunset--6:25-------6:24-------6:22-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11-----------
Temp. °C191920191919191819192019181818171717171716161616
Feels °C (?)191819181819201718171718151313121413131413131313
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