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Scarborough, Cape Town, South Africa

6ft
swell
FAIR
9s period
☁️Overcast
68°Fair
61°Fwater
24 km/hSSE
offshore Hs6.5ft
Swell Period9s
Swell DirSW
Wind24 km/h
Wind Gust50 km/h
UV Index9

Swell

Primary

6ft9sfrom SW 226°

Wind Sea

2ft3sfrom SSE 165°
NESW

Wind

24km/h

SSE162°

Gusts50 km/h
ConditionsModerate

Conditions

Water
61°F
🌡Air
68°F
UV Index
9 Very High
Visibility
29 km

Sky

☁️

Overcast

Gusts
50 km/h

48-Hour Wave Outlook

10-Day Forecast

Today

☁️
★★★

2.5–6.5ft

SW
75°F63°F
↑34

Tomorrow

🌦
★★★

2.5–7ft

SW
73°F61°F
↑25

Sun

☁️
★★★★

2.5–7.5ft

SW
70°F61°F
↑28

Hover or tap any day for a full forecast breakdown.

Tides

📡

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Spots Nearby

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Surf Climatology

Scarborough Surf Report

Cape Town, South Africa · -34.2016°, 18.3705°

Scarborough (Cape Town, South Africa) is a point break. It's mainly a left. In our swell history, its best months are Jul & Aug. This page is its live surf report and 10-day forecast from Groundswell. The forecast shows swell height, period and direction, wind and tides hour by hour, with a rating for each day.

Peak Season

Jul & Aug

Best time to surf Scarborough: seasonal wave data

Nearby Surf Spots