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Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
25.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 4PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414131312122322212019181716161514141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46264250433123817211510726838943754360353053950633932525715615114910682
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
0
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
1.27
9:14PM
1.09
10:13AM
1.18
11:05PM
1.03
12:00PM
1.16
12:59AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
0.68
3:22AM
0.65
4:50PM
0.72
5:03AM
0.72
6:41PM
0.68
6:51AM
0.68
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------5:05-------5:07-------5:07
Sunset--7:01-------7:01-------7:01-----
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262726242423222427272625242323252525262424232324
Feels °C (?)262726252624232325242425272627262626282728272627
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