Scarborough Point surf break

Scarborough Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 04 Nov 2025 SAST
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Scarborough Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Scarborough Point sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Scarborough Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Point at 11PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (04 Nov)7ft (2.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111131312121212121111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)149912911187981770701579429344841760597472464359303265215172172172172140132
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
45
ESE
55
SE
60
SE
60
SE
55
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05PM
1.70
2:36AM
1.57
2:46PM
1.73
3:18AM
1.59
3:29PM
1.71
4:00AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
-0.08
8:37AM
0.05
9:08PM
-0.10
9:19AM
0.04
9:50PM
-0.07
10:04AM
0.08
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:41-------5:39--
Sunset7:16-------7:17-------7:19-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181716161616171818191717171720202119171615162124
Feels °C (?)141210101010111191098781210109888111719
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