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Scarborough Point Surf Forecast
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Scarborough Point surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 SASTForecast 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 2PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 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
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 680 | 595 | 585 | 451 | 435 | 346 | 291 | 291 | 505 | 582 | 527 | 678 | 665 | 665 | 557 | 441 | 300 | 287 | 220 | 158 | 244 | 344 | 603 | 576 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:36AM 1.18 | 8:35PM 1.06 | 9:22AM 1.07 | 10:41PM 1.07 | 11:23AM 1.09 | 12:11AM 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Sat 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
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