Surf Forecast Surf Report
Scarborough Beach surf break

Scarborough Beach surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 14 Mar 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
15.4° C
(Which is 4.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Scarborough Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Scarborough Beach at 7PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 14). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (14 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (14 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
1.2
NNW
1.3
NNW
1
NNW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111155510101919181818161616161515151414131313121313131313121212121212121212121212121211111111111010101012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)10610160606060594769775052521311792553073003803664214894924249243240337226142154180516701545141712281037911773761785811824811798657580520511442478376309228258165162156147132222314
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
25
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
20
ENE
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
0
SE
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
1.47
3:51AM
1.59
4:06PM
1.47
4:17AM
1.57
4:32PM
1.44
4:42AM
1.52
4:58PM
1.39
5:07AM
1.45
5:24PM
1.31
5:33AM
1.36
5:51PM
1.22
6:00AM
1.25
6:23PM
1.11
6:34AM
1.14
7:10PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
0.10
9:43PM
0.11
10:06AM
0.09
10:08PM
0.12
10:30AM
0.11
10:33PM
0.16
10:55AM
0.16
10:57PM
0.23
11:19AM
0.23
11:21PM
0.31
11:45AM
0.32
11:47PM
0.40
12:14PM
0.41
12:17AM
0.51
12:54PM
0.52
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-------6:45-------6:46-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48----
Sunset--7:06-------7:05-------7:04-------7:01-------7:00-------6:59-------6:58-------6:57-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222524232018181718202020191918191920201919181817181919191918181922262526252422222221212020202020212121212021212020202019
Feels °C (?)202218181817171516171820202019202020191715131311121311121413151721242324242422232220211918182021232221212022212019181816
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