Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is

22.6°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 9AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Evening (30 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, strong winds from the NE by Fri morning).
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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)	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	557	470	300	544	586	1059	1010	964	857	694	553	419	334	238	170	127	86	85	63	35	33	21	21	8
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:20AM1.70m				5:38PM1.76m				5:53AM1.58m				6:13PM1.59m				6:32AM1.41m				6:55PM1.38m
Low Tide	11:16PM0.04m				11:23AM0.07m				11:49PM0.16m				11:58AM0.21m				00:26AM0.31m				12:39PM0.39m


	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	19	18	17	18	20	21	20	19	18	16	15	18	22	22	21	20	18
Feels °C	18	17	17	17	16	16	17	15	15	14	13	13	15	14	14	13	12	12	13	15	16	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9
kJ	557	470	300	544	586	1059	1010	964	857	694	553	419	334	238	170	127	86	85	63	35	33	21	21	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SSE 11	S 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	11	69	246	14	25	25	24	22	21	20	56	61	61	53	41	38	17	17	17	6	6	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	E 8	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15
kJ	9	11	4	19	18	18	29	67	65	58	20	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	—	NE 3	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	3	—	9	25	74	171	258	335	408	414	352	386	447	471	540	770	877
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Scottburgh Point Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	4	3	4
Distance (km)	0	62	45	45	45	45	45	45	10	10	87	650	669	814	814	200	200	200	289	401	640	376	357	260
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Rating (10 max)	3		2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	2	2	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	7

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