Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 10PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Scottburgh Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1155 | 1016 | 888 | 875 | 749 | 633 | 529 | 430 | 353 | 287 | 287 | 290 | 290 | 300 | 239 | 235 | 184 | 139 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:44PM1.71m | 3:51AM1.71m | 4:10PM1.81m | 4:18AM1.76m | 4:36PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM0.16m | 9:57AM0.03m | 10:15PM0.08m | 10:22AM-0.02m | 10:42PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1155 | 1016 | 888 | 875 | 749 | 633 | 529 | 430 | 353 | 287 | 287 | 290 | 290 | 300 | 239 | 235 | 184 | 139 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 284 | 192 | 190 | — | — | — | 46 | 46 | 129 | 129 | 174 | 124 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 384 | 559 | 696 | 677 | 623 | 589 | 724 | 926 | 1085 | 1300 | 1287 | 1114 | 1039 | 939 | 994 | 1158 | 1547 | 1991 | 1693 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 650 | 669 | 853 | 669 | 401 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 362 | 376 | 429 | 429 | 175 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 386 | 429 | 415 |
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