Scarborough Beach Surf Forecast

/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.19° S 18.37° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 09 Nov 2025 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 16.9° 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 6AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 09). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Afternoon (09 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (09 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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		Sunday 09								Monday 10								Tuesday 11
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	15
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	716	716	769	704	683	600	591	535	461	915	852	814	710	593	511	494	817	983	1351	2372	1762	2997	2921	2729
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ENE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	W	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	glass	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)				5:34AM 1.40				5:52PM 1.35				6:30AM 1.29				6:53PM 1.19				7:41AM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)		11:19PM 0.13				11:43AM 0.28				12:10AM 0.27				12:45PM 0.41				1:12AM 0.40					2:08PM 0.50

		Sunday 09								Monday 10								Tuesday 11
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:23	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	20	20	22	22	22	21	23	24	21	20	19	20	21	20	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	18	17
Feels °C (?)	18	17	18	21	23	23	20	22	24	22	20	18	18	20	19	19	20	19	19	17	17	16	14	14

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