Scarborough Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.19° S 18.37° E

Issued: 7 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Scarborough Beach sea temperature is

15.1°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 (11 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 12PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (11 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the N by Sun night).
	Friday 11							Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1221	1080	967	816	789	615	475	475	1064	1480	2038	2421	3525	3534	3185	2792	2562	2111	1665	1262	1119	1014	827
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	N
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					3:25PM1.70m				3:44AM1.55m				3:58PM1.68m				4:16AM1.51m				4:29PM1.62m
Low Tide			9:15AM0.02m				9:42PM-0.01m				9:48AM0.03m				10:15PM0.01m				10:19AM0.08m				10:45PM0.08m


	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2
Temp °C	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	16	15	16	17	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	6	6	7	6	6	7	6	7	8	7	7	6	6	6	7	11	9	12	14	15	16	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SE 9
kJ	1221	1080	967	816	789	615	475	475	1064	1480	2038	2421	3525	3534	3185	2792	2562	2111	1665	1262	1119	1014	542
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SSW 10	SW 14	WSW 12	—	—	SW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	75	56	289	29	—	—	735	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	827
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 15	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	75	104	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	94
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	—
kJ	386	431	533	677	798	808	808	742	612	651	930	975	861	735	735	696	502	555	625	665	846	781	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kamer Van Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Boneyards Cape Town	The Boiler Cape Town	The Boiler Cape Town	The Boiler Cape Town	The Boiler Cape Town	Baileys Cottage Reef Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	45	31	31	407	407	45	31	31	31	40	45	45	36	20	20	12	20	8	7	7	7	7	13
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Beach Road	Beach Road	Beach Road			Beach Road	Off The Wall	Off The Wall	Beach Road	Beach Road	Beach Road	Kamer Van	Milnerton	Big Bay	Big Bay	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Captains	The Hoek	The Hoek	Muizenberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Doring Bay West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Beach Road Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Keurbooms Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	6
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	8	6	5	5	9	9	9	8	6	7	6	6	6

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