Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 7PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
169
125
157
116
114
114
112
112
110
108
104
98
98
96
94
72
137
94
88
114
112
115
110
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
0
SSE
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
0
WSW
5
NNE
0
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:24PM1.35m
8:44AM1.19m
9:51PM1.30m
10:19AM1.14m
11:17PM1.33m
Low Tide
1:46PM0.44m
2:38AM0.61m
3:00PM0.53m
4:16AM0.65m
4:28PM0.56m
5:45AM0.61m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
21
20
19
18
18
19
22
22
21
20
19
19
18
18
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
21
21
21
18
16
16
16
18
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
18
21
20
22
22
21
22
20
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
181
149
128
108
128
108
108
64
48
110
108
104
98
98
96
94
69
137
94
88
114
112
115
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
172
169
125
157
116
114
114
112
112
35
47
45
25
26
59
75
72
68
68
46
46
65
44
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
100
95
85
84
114
110
75
71
69
48
15
9
55
53
53
51
46
45
44
3
3
24
25
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
7
0.6
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
287
9
26
24
20
16
15
23
27
21
15
21
12
22
3
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
45
0
0
0
0
0
0
91
201
191
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
47
0
0
0
10
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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