Scottburgh Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
22.8° C
1.2° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 10AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1010
993
1077
1368
929
841
761
695
683
614
555
494
494
486
486
478
440
428
537
594
537
434
326
269
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:21AM1.40m
7:54PM1.47m
8:01AM1.27m
8:37PM1.34m
8:51AM1.15m
9:37PM1.21m
Low Tide
1:24AM0.39m
1:28PM0.33m
2:04AM0.50m
2:07PM0.47m
2:53AM0.61m
2:58PM0.60m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
19
20
20
19
17
16
15
14
15
20
20
19
19
18
17
16
16
21
22
21
20
18
Feels °C
14
15
16
16
17
18
16
15
14
13
14
19
19
19
19
17
17
15
15
18
18
19
20
17
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