Scottburgh Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.3° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 9AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (10 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
3
4
4
2
0
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.5
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
S
13
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
978
1483
1820
2073
2323
1991
1507
1135
977
1020
848
651
476
445
494
1162
987
1084
1065
1089
1015
861
802
707
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
50
SSW
35
SSW
45
S
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
1:52AM1.42m
2:26PM1.45m
2:44AM1.57m
3:11PM1.63m
3:26AM1.69m
3:50PM1.78m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.37m
8:31PM0.33m
8:56AM0.20m
9:17PM0.19m
9:35AM0.07m
9:57PM0.09m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
7
7
4
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
14
14
16
15
17
16
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
16
17
16
16
17
17
18
16
16
Feels °C
10
5
8
7
7
9
10
8
9
8
8
9
11
12
12
10
12
13
14
13
13
15
15
14
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