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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
23.5° 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 12PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Scottburgh Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | |
177 | 215 | 264 | 262 | 257 | 205 | 200 | 228 | 192 | 147 | 121 | 336 | 268 | 260 | 256 | 187 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 169 | 127 | 121 | 116 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:48AM1.62m | 6:18PM1.55m | 6:35AM1.47m | 7:14PM1.44m | 7:31AM1.32m | 8:24PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.20m | 00:25AM0.34m | 12:49PM0.32m | 1:23AM0.49m | 1:46PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
177 | 215 | 264 | 262 | 257 | 205 | 200 | 228 | 192 | 147 | 117 | 336 | 268 | 260 | 256 | 89 | 170 | 144 | 172 | 169 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
99 | 99 | 96 | 92 | 117 | 113 | 106 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 109 | 91 | 63 | 41 | 26 | 187 | 178 | 175 | 100 | 92 | 127 | 121 | 116 | 114 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
123 | 160 | 129 | 111 | 79 | 79 | 56 | 40 | 64 | 80 | 121 | 76 | 81 | 74 | 68 | 17 | 27 | 110 | 17 | 16 | 85 | 84 | 114 | 110 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | SW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 44 | 84 | 155 | 102 | 217 | 190 | 117 | 129 | — | 175 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 508 | 642 | 639 | 172 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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