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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 9AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Scottburgh Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NE 6 | SSW 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | S 14 | |
106 | 111 | 95 | 86 | 83 | 220 | 1505 | 1633 | 1490 | 1388 | 1198 | 1123 | 738 | 713 | 660 | 979 | 1378 | 2112 | 3371 | 3087 | 2585 | 2981 | 2376 | 4854 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:40AM1.48m | 6:03PM1.39m | 6:11AM1.38m | 6:42PM1.29m | 6:51AM1.27m | 7:38PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:53AM0.34m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:29PM0.43m | 00:45AM0.57m | 1:16PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
22 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 12 | SSE 14 | S 14 |
75 | 66 | 21 | 43 | 67 | 102 | 1505 | 1633 | 1490 | 1388 | 1198 | 1123 | 738 | 650 | 326 | 446 | 511 | 148 | 104 | 576 | 751 | 2483 | 2376 | 4854 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 15 | S 12 | E 9 |
26 | 28 | 95 | 69 | 73 | 112 | 106 | 84 | 55 | 57 | 41 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 361 | 212 | 151 | 149 | 295 | 86 | 75 | 1198 | 1513 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | S 10 | E 11 | SSW 12 | E 11 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 10 | E 9 | — |
106 | 98 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 220 | 2 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 43 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 5 | — | NE 7 | — | — | W 3 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — |
54 | 111 | 63 | 86 | 83 | 87 | — | 159 | — | — | 8 | 88 | 296 | 713 | 660 | 979 | 1378 | 2112 | 3371 | 3087 | 2585 | 2981 | 1682 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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