Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 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
25.8° C
(Which is 1.8°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 5AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (08 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (08 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
2.1
SSE
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1963
2402
2678
3670
3668
2420
2221
2463
3448
1452
2253
1866
1355
1066
836
726
546
389
319
214
171
133
130
94
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
0
SSW
15
E
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
NE
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SE
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:51AM1.27m
7:38PM1.20m
7:51AM1.17m
9:11PM1.15m
9:38AM1.11m
10:58PM1.22m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.57m
1:16PM0.54m
1:44AM0.68m
2:26PM0.62m
3:27AM0.74m
4:07PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
6:30
6:31
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5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
19
17
18
21
22
21
19
19
19
17
17
22
23
21
19
17
16
15
17
28
32
27
25
23
14
13
15
19
19
20
16
17
17
16
15
22
20
19
18
15
13
11
13
24
30
27
24
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
SSE
18
3
SSW
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
2.1
S
11
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
260
175
385
2418
2285
2420
2221
2463
3448
1107
2253
1866
1355
1066
836
726
546
389
319
214
171
402
356
281
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
SSE
20
0.7
ESE
10
1
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
15
1.8
SSE
14
2
S
12
0.7
S
12
2.1
SSE
13
0.6
S
12
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSW
15
0.8
S
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
20
149
90
576
742
1163
1231
1175
144
1452
106
38
36
34
22
22
5
22
22
12
21
133
20
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
21
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SE
14
Energy kJ
42
9
9
86
74
68
66
65
41
40
39
10
26
12
12
26
22
26
25
21
22
21
20
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
11
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.7
NE
7
0.8
S
10
0.9
SSE
4
Energy kJ
1963
2402
2678
3670
3668
4
3
4
16
12
38
96
276
130
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
45
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
45
45
10
0
0
0
47
172
82
0
0
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
7
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
7
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
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