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Scarborough Beach surf break

Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 Jan 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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 2PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (22 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
NW
0.8
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111110101414141414121114111212121214141313131212121212121212121212121211111111101010101010101010101111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)448383320263263258208187122118197211214214214197180167160403565689478911799778767744677656593546546537520511450442494542533497389389389184348276244184122100986177119146138133100
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
5
S
10
N
15
NNW
15
W
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
55
SSE
55
SE
60
SE
60
SE
60
SE
60
SE
60
SE
55
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
1.12
9:22PM
0.94
9:49AM
1.06
11:07PM
0.94
11:22AM
1.07
12:31AM
1.01
12:34PM
1.14
1:25AM
1.12
1:27PM
1.25
2:07AM
1.25
2:10PM
1.35
2:44AM
1.37
2:49PM
1.45
3:19AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:10PM
0.58
3:03AM
0.65
4:47PM
0.59
4:56AM
0.67
6:16PM
0.53
6:28AM
0.61
7:13PM
0.42
7:25AM
0.50
7:56PM
0.31
8:09AM
0.39
8:33PM
0.20
8:48AM
0.28
9:07PM
0.10
9:26AM
0.18
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:58-------5:58-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01-------6:03--
Sunset----7:58-------7:58-------7:57-------7:57-------7:55-------7:54-------7:54-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202023232323222121202122222120202020212121212020202021222121212020212122212121212120211920192019192022232322222221222424
Feels °C (?)181923232323222224212223212120202021222020191818181920211818181717201919171817171715161112101110101214161515161819222425
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