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Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 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
25.8° 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 8AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)12881010999999991010101414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)205241191363414441375367320332293293293305356307465565549512433811384307
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
SSE
35
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
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)
9:19PM
0.07
9:40AM
0.05
9:46PM
-0.04
10:09AM
-0.04
10:15PM
-0.10
10:39AM
-0.07
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset------6:10-------6:08-------6:07-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------3---------------2
Temp. °C232221232727262322222123272726242323232729262523
Feels °C (?)252422242727292523232124272727272525242830232322
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