Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 20 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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 12PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (20 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.6
E
13
1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
215
264
262
257
205
200
228
192
147
121
336
268
260
256
187
178
175
172
169
127
121
116
114
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
W
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:48AM1.62m
6:18PM1.55m
6:35AM1.47m
7:14PM1.44m
7:31AM1.32m
8:24PM1.35m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.20m
00:25AM0.34m
12:49PM0.32m
1:23AM0.49m
1:46PM0.44m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
19
20
22
22
21
20
20
19
18
18
22
22
22
20
19
18
17
17
22
23
21
21
20
19
19
20
21
20
21
20
21
20
18
18
20
18
19
19
18
18
16
15
20
21
20
21
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
1
E
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
177
215
264
262
257
205
200
228
192
147
117
336
268
260
256
89
170
144
172
169
128
128
128
124
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
99
99
96
92
117
113
106
80
80
80
109
91
63
41
26
187
178
175
100
92
127
121
116
114
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.4
S
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
9
0.6
S
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
Energy kJ
123
160
129
111
79
79
56
40
64
80
121
76
81
74
68
17
27
110
17
16
85
84
114
110
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
12
44
84
155
102
217
190
117
129
175
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
47
6
0
0
0
0
10
45
508
642
639
172
10
10
10
45
45
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
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