Scarborough Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.19° S 18.37° E

Scarborough Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scarborough Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
2.5° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 2PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (05 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (05 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.9
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1092
974
868
730
1368
1432
1452
1236
2432
2084
3719
3871
10199
9817
9243
8135
7394
6629
6340
6138
6217
5189
5588
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
WNW
50
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:29AM1.18m
00:00AM1.18m
12:29PM1.33m
00:54AM1.29m
1:13PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.48m
5:55PM0.44m
6:14AM0.37m
6:52PM0.30m
7:02AM0.26m
7:35PM0.17m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
7
4
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Temp °C
17
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
16
16
17
16
15
15
12
12
4
5
8
8
9
9
10
10
8
8
8
10
9
8
11
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