Scottburgh Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
21.1° C
0.1° 

Scottburgh Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 6PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.3
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
1
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
SW
14
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
606
526
621
632
778
764
80
46
48
5
10
9
54
42
155
347
293
241
198
198
194
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:02PM1.79m
6:09AM1.60m
6:30PM1.66m
6:36AM1.48m
6:58PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:44AM0.03m
00:08AM0.18m
12:13PM0.14m
00:37AM0.30m
12:41PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
17
21
22
21
20
18
17
17
18
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
16
16
17
16
14
14
15
18
19
20
20
19
16
16
17
18
18
16
18
19
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