Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 10 Jan 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
25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 12PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
E
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)13121212121111111015151414131312127222120191817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1087786647486343259206187147326462642497331238172115117185389437543603580
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
W
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10AM
1.39
8:14PM
1.20
8:59AM
1.27
9:14PM
1.09
10:13AM
1.18
11:05PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
0.58
2:23AM
0.53
3:19PM
0.68
3:22AM
0.65
4:50PM
0.72
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise-5:05-------5:05-------5:05------
Sunset----7:01-------7:01-------7:01---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212122242423222222242626262423232225272726242423
Feels °C (?)212223242627232323242526272626252425252524232525
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