Surf Forecasts:
Scottburgh Point surf forecast from 9 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 13 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 13 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period, SSW swell with 1,202 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 9 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Scottburgh Point this week:
The surf forecast for Scottburgh Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Scottburgh Point in the next 16 days are 2.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 11) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 9th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Scottburgh Point over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 164 | 133 | 103 | 168 | 129 | 102 | 76 | 55 | 35 | 181 | 657 | 245 | 651 | 491 | 448 | 660 | 239 | 521 | 499 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:52PM1.39m | 11:25AM1.22m | 00:01AM1.47m | 12:35PM1.30m | 1:01AM1.56m | 1:33PM1.40m | 1:55AM1.65m | 2:25PM1.51m | 2:45AM1.72m | 3:13PM1.60m | 3:33AM1.76m | 3:59PM1.67m | 4:18AM1.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.51m | 5:19AM0.53m | 5:26PM0.48m | 6:28AM0.43m | 6:32PM0.40m | 7:25AM0.32m | 7:31PM0.31m | 8:15AM0.22m | 8:25PM0.22m | 9:02AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.15m | 9:47AM0.08m | 10:03PM0.12m | 10:31AM0.07m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 |
 | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | 5:02 |
mm | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 168 | 164 | 133 | 103 | 99 | 78 | 102 | 142 | 62 | 31 | 163 | 657 | 245 | 651 | 491 | 307 | 660 | 222 | 521 | 499 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 5 |
| kJ | 46 | 16 | 9 | 46 | 168 | 129 | 81 | 76 | 55 | 35 | 88 | 164 | 153 | 77 | 38 | 28 | 26 | 87 | 113 | 85 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 15 | — | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 144 | 43 | 37 | 5 | — | — | — | 50 | 48 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 72 | — | 28 | 9 | 3 | 239 | 7 | 8 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 7 | — | ENE 4 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | — | NNE 3 | — | SE 8 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 39 | — | — | 10 | 51 | 59 | 61 | — | 2 | 28 | 181 | — | 17 | 156 | 167 | 448 | — | 1 | — | 149 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 17 | 45 | 48 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 18 | 289 | 283 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
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