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Scarborough Surf Report
★★★★★
Swell: 2.2 m @ 13 s (SW)
Wave height: 2.4 m
Wind: 22 km/h NNW Cross-shore
Sea temp: 13.3 °C
Best window today: 08:00–10:00 (lightest wind)
☀️ Sun & skin — out on the water all day
Sunrise 07:27 · Sunset 18:14 · Peak UV 5
Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 30+, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.
Shop SPF 30+ sunscreen →Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV: Open-Meteo. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:51 SAST.
About Scarborough — Surf Local Knowledge
Scarborough is a windswept village near the south-western tip of the Peninsula, just outside the Cape Point reserve and about 45 minutes from Cape Town. Its long, wild beach and the rocky Misty Cliffs alongside give it a remote, unspoilt feel.
The surf is an exposed beach break that needs the right conditions to work, offering punchy peaks over sand when a south-west swell lines up with light or south-east offshore winds. It suits intermediate and experienced surfers and rarely gets crowded, but it is exposed to strong wind, cold Atlantic water, rip currents and rocks. Neighbouring Misty Cliffs and the Kommetjie breaks are the usual nearby alternatives.