Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 18 Mar 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
25.6° 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 1PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)910109999999910101014141414141414678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2874224084413753673252872932932933053054054595655495044334593780687773
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
WSW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
ENE
40
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32AM
1.83
3:43PM
1.77
4:00AM
1.94
4:13PM
1.83
4:30AM
1.99
4:42PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
0.05
9:46PM
-0.04
10:09AM
-0.04
10:15PM
-0.10
10:39AM
-0.07
10:45PM
-0.10
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise-5:58-------5:58-------5:58------
Sunset----6:10-------6:08-------6:07---
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----4---------------111
Temp. °C222427272622222221242827262423232226312725242322
Feels °C (?)232627272923232321262826262725252327312422232321
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