Scarborough Beach surf break

Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 08 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 08). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (09 Feb)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)1010101010109999912111112121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)416377355236231235258253216186106186443451421336336309298246268224187159
Wind
(km/h)
50
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
1.07
7:38AM
1.14
8:13PM
0.96
8:41AM
1.03
10:02PM
0.90
10:39AM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
0.52
2:05PM
0.56
1:59AM
0.64
3:32PM
0.64
3:54AM
0.72
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:15-------6:16--
Sunset7:45-------7:45-------7:45-------
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------3157--------------
Temp. °C222321202121222221212121212121222221212121212021
Feels °C (?)151714141617212017181717181819202018192020191819
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