Scarborough Surf Report

Friday 2nd January 2026

Current surf conditions for Scarborough (2026-01-02)
Wave height *	3.5ft / 1m
Swell period	19s
Swell direction
Wind	12mph / 20km/h
Weather	24°C / 75°F
Sea temp	19°C / 67°F

* Wave size is face height of set waves.

Scarborough surf map

10 day Scarborough surf forecast

Fri

2/Jan

3.5ft

5

11

15

High 3:09am
Low 9:17am
High 3:23pm
Low 9:40pm

Sat

3/Jan

6.5ft

23

28

30

High 3:54am
Low 10:04am
High 4:08pm
Low 10:21pm

Sun

4/Jan

6ft

32

30

31

High 4:37am
Low 10:50am
High 4:52pm
Low 11:02pm

Mon

5/Jan

4ft

15

10

11

High 5:19am
Low 11:34am
High 5:34pm
Low 11:41pm

Tue

6/Jan

4.5ft

7

14

11

High 6:00am
Low 12:17pm
High 6:16pm

Wed

7/Jan

9.5ft

15

15

19

Low 12:20am
High 6:42am
Low 1:02pm
High 6:58pm

Thu

8/Jan

7ft

19

21

26

Low 1:00am
High 7:26am
Low 1:50pm
High 7:45pm

Fri

9/Jan

6ft

25

20

31

Low 1:44am
High 8:14am
Low 2:46pm
High 8:41pm

Sat

10/Jan

3.5ft

8

12

24

Low 2:38am
High 9:12am
Low 3:56pm
High 9:56pm

Sun

11/Jan

4.5ft

24

19

22

Fri 2nd Jan

Surf report for Fri 02/01
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	3ft	3.9ft		12s		7mph (7mph)	21°C/69°F
8:00	3ft	3.8ft		12s		5mph (5mph)	21°C/69°F
11:00	3ft	3.9ft		18s		10mph (11mph)	21°C/70°F
14:00	3.5ft	4.2ft		19s		11mph (14mph)	21°C/70°F
17:00	4ft	5.1ft		18s		15mph (18mph)	21°C/71°F
20:00	4.5ft	6ft		17s		15mph (21mph)	21°C/70°F

Tide times
High 3:09am (1.78m)
Low 9:17am (0.41m)
High 3:23pm (1.81m)
Low 9:40pm (0.29m)

Daylight
First light	05:10
Sunrise	05:39
Sunset	20:01
Dark	20:30

Sat 3rd Jan

Surf report for Sat 03/01
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	6ft	7.9ft		16s		23mph (29mph)	20°C/68°F
8:00	6.5ft	8.3ft		15s		23mph (29mph)	20°C/69°F
11:00	6.5ft	8.3ft		15s		25mph (29mph)	21°C/69°F
14:00	6.5ft	8.4ft		14s		28mph (33mph)	21°C/69°F
17:00	6.5ft	8.5ft		14s		30mph (36mph)	20°C/69°F
20:00	6.5ft	8.5ft		13s		30mph (36mph)	20°C/68°F

Tide times
High 3:54am (1.83m)
Low 10:04am (0.39m)
High 4:08pm (1.79m)
Low 10:21pm (0.30m)

Daylight
First light	05:10
Sunrise	05:39
Sunset	20:02
Dark	20:31

Sun 4th Jan

Surf report for Sun 04/01
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	6.5ft	7.9ft		12s		32mph (38mph)	20°C/68°F
8:00	6ft	7.7ft		10s		32mph (38mph)	20°C/68°F
11:00	5.5ft	7.3ft		10s		30mph (35mph)	20°C/68°F
14:00	6ft	7.3ft		9s		30mph (36mph)	20°C/69°F
17:00	6ft	7.4ft		10s		30mph (36mph)	20°C/68°F
20:00	6ft	7.4ft		10s		31mph (38mph)	20°C/68°F

Tide times
High 4:37am (1.85m)
Low 10:50am (0.40m)
High 4:52pm (1.75m)
Low 11:02pm (0.34m)

Daylight
First light	05:11
Sunrise	05:40
Sunset	20:02
Dark	20:31

Mon 5th Jan

Surf report for Mon 05/01
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	4.5ft	5.6ft		12s		21mph (25mph)	20°C/68°F
8:00	4ft	5.3ft		12s		15mph (18mph)	20°C/68°F
11:00	4ft	5.2ft		11s		10mph (12mph)	21°C/69°F
14:00	4ft	5.1ft		11s		10mph (12mph)	21°C/70°F
17:00	4ft	5.3ft		13s		14mph (18mph)	21°C/70°F
20:00	4ft	5.2ft		12s		11mph (15mph)	21°C/70°F

Tide times
High 5:19am (1.83m)
Low 11:34am (0.44m)
High 5:34pm (1.67m)
Low 11:41pm (0.41m)

Daylight
First light	05:12
Sunrise	05:41
Sunset	20:02
Dark	20:31

Tue 6th Jan

Surf report for Tue 06/01
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	4.5ft	5.7ft		12s		6mph (7mph)	20°C/68°F
8:00	4.5ft	5.8ft		11s		7mph (7mph)	20°C/68°F
11:00	4.5ft	5.9ft		11s		11mph (11mph)	20°C/69°F
14:00	4.5ft	6ft		11s		14mph (16mph)	21°C/69°F
17:00	5ft	6.2ft		11s		14mph (19mph)	21°C/70°F
20:00	5ft	6.4ft		11s		11mph (15mph)	21°C/70°F

Tide times
High 6:00am (1.77m)
Low 12:17pm (0.51m)
High 6:16pm (1.58m)

Daylight
First light	05:13
Sunrise	05:42
Sunset	20:02
Dark	20:31

Wed 7th Jan

Surf report for Wed 07/01
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	7ft	10.1ft		11s		15mph (17mph)	20°C/68°F
8:00	7.5ft	11.5ft		13s		15mph (15mph)	20°C/67°F
11:00	8.5ft	13.3ft		14s		14mph (14mph)	20°C/67°F
14:00	9.5ft	14.7ft		15s		15mph (15mph)	20°C/67°F
17:00	9.5ft	14.8ft		15s		18mph (19mph)	19°C/67°F
20:00	9ft	14.2ft		15s		19mph (20mph)	19°C/66°F

Tide times
Low 12:20am (0.50m)
High 6:42am (1.70m)
Low 1:02pm (0.60m)
High 6:58pm (1.47m)

Daylight
First light	05:14
Sunrise	05:43
Sunset	20:02
Dark	20:31

Thu 8th Jan

Surf report for Thu 08/01
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	8ft	11.8ft		14s		20mph (22mph)	19°C/66°F
8:00	8ft	11.1ft		13s		19mph (20mph)	19°C/66°F
11:00	7.5ft	10.4ft		13s		20mph (21mph)	19°C/67°F
14:00	7ft	9.8ft		13s		21mph (22mph)	20°C/67°F
17:00	7.5ft	9.3ft		13s		23mph (25mph)	20°C/67°F
20:00	6.5ft	9.1ft		12s		26mph (29mph)	20°C/67°F

Tide times
Low 1:00am (0.60m)
High 7:26am (1.60m)
Low 1:50pm (0.69m)
High 7:45pm (1.37m)

Daylight
First light	05:15
Sunrise	05:44
Sunset	20:02
Dark	20:31

Fri 9th Jan

Surf report for Fri 09/01
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	6ft	8.4ft		12s		31mph (36mph)	19°C/67°F
8:00	6ft	8ft		12s		25mph (25mph)	19°C/66°F
11:00	6ft	7.7ft		12s		12mph (15mph)	21°C/70°F
14:00	6ft	7.9ft		12s		20mph (25mph)	21°C/70°F
17:00	6ft	8.4ft		11s		26mph (36mph)	21°C/70°F
20:00	6ft	8.4ft		11s		31mph (40mph)	21°C/70°F

Tide times
Low 1:44am (0.70m)
High 8:14am (1.51m)
Low 2:46pm (0.76m)
High 8:41pm (1.29m)

Daylight
First light	05:16
Sunrise	05:45
Sunset	20:02
Dark	20:30

Sat 10th Jan

Surf report for Sat 10/01
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	5ft	6.5ft		10s		13mph (15mph)	20°C/68°F
8:00	4ft	6ft		10s		8mph (10mph)	20°C/68°F
11:00	4ft	5.5ft		10s		4mph (8mph)	20°C/68°F
14:00	3.5ft	5.3ft		10s		12mph (16mph)	22°C/71°F
17:00	4ft	5.5ft		10s		18mph (24mph)	22°C/71°F
20:00	4ft	5.6ft		9s		24mph (33mph)	21°C/70°F

Tide times
Low 2:38am (0.80m)
High 9:12am (1.42m)
Low 3:56pm (0.81m)
High 9:56pm (1.23m)

Daylight
First light	05:17
Sunrise	05:45
Sunset	20:02
Dark	20:30

Sun 11th Jan

Surf report for Sun 11/01
	Wave size	Primary swell	Direction	Period	Wind direction	Wind speed	Weather
5:00	4.5ft	5.6ft		10s		24mph (32mph)	21°C/69°F
8:00	4.5ft	5.7ft		11s		24mph (30mph)	21°C/69°F
11:00	4.5ft	6ft		10s		19mph (23mph)	21°C/70°F
14:00	4.5ft	6.6ft		13s		19mph (26mph)	22°C/71°F
17:00	5ft	7.2ft		12s		22mph (29mph)	22°C/71°F
20:00	5.5ft	7.8ft		13s		22mph (30mph)	21°C/70°F

Tide times

Daylight
First light	05:18
Sunrise	05:46
Sunset	20:02
Dark	20:30

Surf spots nearby

Scarborough Beach (0.1 mi)
Witsands (1.9 mi)
Crayfish Factory (2.1 mi)
Long Beach (5.2 mi)
Clovelly Wedge (6.2 mi)
Clovelly (6.2 mi)
Noordhoek Beach (7 mi)
Kalk Bay Reef (7 mi)
The Hoek (7.3 mi)
Muizenburg Corner (8.5 mi)

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