Scarborough Beach surf break

Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 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
18.6° 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 7AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
!
1
1
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
W
2.1
WSW
2.4
SW
3
SW
4.5
W
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212111212121413131113131388910101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220719422040196823071871180720952421233843543420272319031892170316327195748851865410350346057
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
20
N
30
N
40
N
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
NNW
45
NNW
50
NW
50
WNW
55
W
50
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
1.71
3:17PM
1.57
3:28AM
1.72
3:56PM
1.57
4:07AM
1.69
4:36PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
0.07
9:10AM
-0.07
9:17PM
0.04
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
10:27AM
-0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---7:09-------7:11-------7:11----
Sunset------6:21-------6:20-------6:19-
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
----913231122111111112421
Temp. °C171716161414161616161615151616171716161717171615
Feels °C (?)1513108111112101113131210910101010997855
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