Scottburgh Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.1° 

Scottburgh Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 8PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 35°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
2.3
S
7
3
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
405
544
837
693
991
766
602
362
253
181
167
161
322
487
285
568
1109
1560
2314
2473
2091
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
25
N
30
NE
20
NE
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:35PM1.63m
6:48AM1.43m
7:15PM1.46m
7:32AM1.26m
8:12PM1.26m
Low Tide
12:18PM0.18m
00:47AM0.31m
12:55PM0.33m
1:31AM0.48m
1:44PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
2
4
2
2
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
18
18
18
18
23
35
35
27
21
21
22
22
21
19
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
20
20
21
19
19
18
17
21
29
30
25
17
16
18
20
19
15
12
13
13
13
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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