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Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
25.1° 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 6AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.8
SSE
1.3
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)10999910101010108878888991010101012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3563112582152512792903543543478521288610891015881686415385396338258218267
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
15
E
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
20
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
1.42
3:26PM
1.54
3:50AM
1.53
3:57PM
1.63
4:20AM
1.63
4:26PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
0.34
9:16AM
0.37
9:39PM
0.24
9:49AM
0.28
10:08PM
0.15
10:20AM
0.21
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---5:11-------5:11-------5:11----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------7:00-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222232525252322222224232423222120212122232322
Feels °C (?)242324252725242222242220171717181818192022222222
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