Scarborough Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.19° S 18.37° E

Scarborough Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough Beach sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.3° 

Scarborough Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 9AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1111
1149
999
930
914
986
984
984
1151
699
1534
1375
1154
978
800
673
560
404
389
320
245
204
171
139
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
0
S
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:30AM1.17m
12:44PM1.35m
1:07AM1.29m
1:18PM1.47m
1:42AM1.40m
1:51PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:34AM0.39m
7:06PM0.29m
7:08AM0.29m
7:38PM0.16m
7:43AM0.20m
8:11PM0.05m
light rain
rain showers
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
16
14
12
11
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