Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is

22.9°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 2PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 9	SE 11	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 8	SE 10	E 10	E 10	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	99	99	65	64	62	37	35	37	29	49	67	68	63	58	64	54	48	128	127	86	99	103	107
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	W	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		6:36AM1.42m				6:56PM1.35m				7:43AM1.28m					8:12PM1.17m				9:37AM1.21m				10:25PM1.11m
Low Tide				12:43PM0.44m				1:14AM0.47m				1:56PM0.62m					2:38AM0.60m				4:07PM0.71m


	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	4	2	2	1	1	1	2	7	2
Temp °C	18	20	23	23	23	21	20	20	20	23	26	24	22	22	21	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	16	17	19	19	21	19	18	19	23	21	23	21	22	22	20	17	16	18	19	18	19	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 9	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 8	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 6	S 6	S 7	ESE 6
kJ	99	99	65	64	62	37	35	37	440	319	270	199	172	140	111	54	47	128	127	86	51	43	107
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 9	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SE 7	S 6	E 10	E 10	S 7
kJ	17	18	45	27	25	15	14	14	19	49	67	68	63	58	64	37	24	16	11	51	48	46	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 15	SSW 11	E 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 10
kJ	24	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	12	12	30	8	11	22	48	48	24	14	50	17	17	70
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 2	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	—
kJ	315	352	393	424	513	557	585	589	550	423	1	41	66	62	62	102	132	120	101	29	99	103	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umhlanga KZN North	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Umdloti KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	The Spot Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	4	1	1	3	3	2	3	1	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	45	287	358	358	429	357	62	172	10	65	200	202	256	6	6	202	202	6	6	202	283	30	6
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Reunion								Country Club (African Beach)					North Beach	Dairy Beach (New Pier)			The Spot	The Spot			Dairy Beach (New Pier)	Wedge
Rating (10 max)	1								3					1	1			1	2			1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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