Scarborough
A wild Atlantic beach break at Scarborough — the Cape Peninsula's quiet southern-surf stop, near Cape Point.
Trip Role
Ideal stay
Best for
Our take
The Cape Peninsula's quiet southern-surf stop — a cold, uncrowded Atlantic beach break at a low-key village near Cape Point.
The Cape Peninsula's quiet southern-surf stop — a cold, uncrowded Atlantic beach break at a low-key village near Cape Point.
- Trip Role
- Only If Nearby
- Ideal Stay
- A session
- Time Needed
- A session
- Best For
- Cold-water surfers wanting quiet, peninsula-south travellers, Cape Point visitors.
- Skip If
- Beginners, warm-water surfers.
- Go If
- You want a quiet, uncrowded Atlantic beach break near Cape Point, or you're touring the peninsula's southern reach.
- Worth Extra Drive
- 0 min
Why it's worth your time
A wild Atlantic beach break at Scarborough, the quiet village on the Cape Peninsula's southern reach near Cape Point — a cold, uncrowded beach break in a residential conservation village, and the quiet alternative to Kommetjie's busier Long Beach. Scarborough is the Cape Peninsula's quiet southern surf: cold Atlantic water, a beach break that works on a west swell, and a village setting that's deliberately low-key. For peninsula-south travellers it's the quiet surf near Cape Point; for cold-water surfers it's the uncrowded alternative to Kommetjie.
What we love
The quiet village setting; the uncrowded Atlantic beach break; the Cape Point proximity; the deliberately low-key feel.
What to know
Cold Atlantic — wetsuit year-round. Beach break works on a west swell. Pair with Cape Point and Kommetjie. Limited facilities — it's a residential village.
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