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Scarborough Beach Surf Forecast
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Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 5AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 2013 | 1643 | 1230 | 807 | 610 | 610 | 797 | 994 | 972 | 895 | 800 | 814 | 350 | 370 | 274 | 214 | 154 | 137 | 107 | 76 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:07AM 1.25 | 1:32PM 1.36 | 1:48AM 1.34 | 2:06PM 1.47 | 2:22AM 1.41 | 2:37PM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:21AM 0.30 | 7:48PM 0.27 | 7:57AM 0.21 | 8:22PM 0.18 | 8:28AM 0.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
The wind is still cross-on at Scarborough Beach (light winds from the SSW at Slangkop 7 km from Scarborough Beach). 2.5m 12s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.8m 11s groundswell from the W. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
2 h 4 min ago
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