Scottburgh Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
22.6°C
0.9° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 4PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
E
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
E
10
1.8
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
9
1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
96
90
99
98
56
65
306
495
387
200
171
129
125
183
192
224
224
188
192
159
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
NNW
15
ENE
20
NE
20
N
15
NW
15
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
4:26PM1.83m
4:39AM1.70m
4:51PM1.74m
5:05AM1.62m
5:16PM1.63m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.03m
10:34PM0.05m
10:40AM0.09m
10:59PM0.12m
11:07AM0.18m
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cloud
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Temp °C
25
26
24
22
22
22
21
23
23
22
21
22
22
21
21
23
24
25
24
25
25
Feels °C
23
23
23
21
22
18
18
20
19
19
18
20
22
22
23
25
24
24
23
25
25
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