Scottburgh Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
22.3°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 4PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
3
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
22
1.2
SSW
22
1.7
SSW
20
3
SSW
19
3.5
S
18
3.5
S
17
3
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.2
S
15
2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1212
979
749
618
474
336
296
279
268
254
249
245
229
794
1336
2267
5804
6911
5936
4401
3098
2204
1666
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
N
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:58AM1.09m
10:32PM1.13m
12:11PM1.11m
00:53AM1.23m
1:34PM1.31m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.65m
3:22PM0.70m
5:27AM0.70m
6:26PM0.67m
7:16AM0.54m
7:44PM0.48m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
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