Scarborough Point surf break

Scarborough Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.6° C
(Which is 4.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scarborough Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Point at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)--
Afternoon (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (26 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.4
W
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111101010101010999999988101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43534629129122225652767875473960945033525718920220722838043427378211481752
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
15
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35PM
1.06
9:22AM
1.07
10:41PM
1.07
11:23AM
1.09
12:11AM
1.19
12:38PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06PM
0.48
2:52AM
0.58
4:07PM
0.54
5:12AM
0.56
5:51PM
0.47
6:35AM
0.43
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:54-------6:54--
Sunset6:51-------6:50-------6:49-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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