Scarborough Beach surf break

Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 09 Feb 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
20.4° 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 2PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 09). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (09 Feb)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)109999911121111121212121211111111101111168
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)227225258253216106135186443386421365314309303246268191187144341172306694
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
35
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:38AM
1.14
8:13PM
0.96
8:41AM
1.03
10:02PM
0.90
10:39AM
0.98
12:15AM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:05PM
0.56
1:59AM
0.64
3:32PM
0.64
3:54AM
0.72
5:54PM
0.62
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
Sunrise-6:13-------6:15-------6:16------
Sunset----7:45-------7:45-------7:44---
cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---21421-----------------
Temp. °C212122222121212121212122222121212120202121212019
Feels °C (?)161722191918181818181820201819202018181920161412
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