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Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?
The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Scottburgh Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | |
137 | 222 | 162 | 155 | 152 | 152 | 192 | 214 | 106 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 98 | 281 | 906 | 1604 | 1360 | 1121 | 906 | 713 | 572 | 849 | 938 | 1980 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:11AM1.57m | 5:31PM1.48m | 5:40AM1.48m | 6:03PM1.39m | 6:11AM1.38m | 6:42PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.26m | 11:22AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:53AM0.34m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:29PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 10 |
178 | 187 | 140 | 91 | 72 | 152 | 192 | 111 | 114 | 251 | 142 | 75 | 66 | 281 | 906 | 1604 | 1360 | 1121 | 906 | 713 | 572 | 524 | 265 | 913 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 5 | SSW 12 | S 5 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
137 | 43 | 162 | 37 | 152 | 48 | 11 | 10 | 106 | 71 | 29 | 47 | 71 | 68 | 418 | 93 | 55 | 50 | 53 | 70 | 35 | 19 | 355 | 347 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | S 5 | S 5 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 15 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 10 |
51 | 222 | 23 | 155 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 70 | 69 | 98 | 137 | 62 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 244 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SE 4 | NE 6 | — | WNW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
48 | — | 46 | — | — | — | 53 | 214 | 150 | 487 | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | 150 | — | 1 | 28 | 119 | 226 | 500 | 849 | 938 | 1980 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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