Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 02 May 2026 SAST
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Scottburgh Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 2PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (02 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Scottburgh Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.1
SW
15
2
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1241
887
849
836
724
703
660
549
619
598
511
418
341
270
256
240
195
151
151
114
158
145
8
350
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
45
SSW
25
SSW
5
N
cross
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:51AM1.74m
4:07PM1.64m
4:17AM1.71m
4:34PM1.61m
4:44AM1.65m
5:02PM1.56m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.11m
10:07PM0.15m
10:26AM0.13m
10:34PM0.19m
10:54AM0.17m
11:03PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
18
20
25
25
23
21
20
20
19
20
25
24
23
22
23
19
19
22
29
28
25
24
23
22
17
19
24
23
22
22
20
20
18
19
23
22
22
23
24
19
18
20
27
25
24
19
22
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.6
S
10
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.7
S
7
Energy kJ
1241
887
849
836
724
703
660
549
619
598
511
418
341
270
256
240
99
114
107
113
78
124
77
258
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.5
S
17
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
S
14
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
17
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
20
153
15
15
129
127
81
161
10
10
14
14
62
14
6
6
195
151
151
114
104
145
20
162
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
7
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
NE
4
0.5
S
15
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
10
0.1
SW
15
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
15
8
15
17
15
15
16
112
14
14
14
17
5
48
75
110
158
71
8
137
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.1
ENE
7
2
SSW
5
2
SSW
7
Energy kJ
29
6
5
7
14
14
21
22
14
5
7
26
43
77
95
177
194
117
221
350
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
10
0
45
45
45
10
10
0
0
0
45
45
45
45
49
10
0
0
45
45
45
46
82
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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