Scarborough Beach surf break

Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 13 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
18.7° 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: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)111110141413131313131316161414141313131316161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)254216212293758778905112710921077109425502647288732463633355652305528545610647964188207836
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
0
S
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise-7:07-------7:07-------7:07------
Sunset----6:25-------6:24-------6:22---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C181818192019191919181919191919181817171717171716
Feels °C (?)181817181918181921171817161816131312131313141412
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