Scottburgh Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.2° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 5AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
10
1
SSW
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
226
386
327
132
81
84
123
227
376
582
817
746
565
1514
1393
1393
1150
806
565
1414
2042
3650
4425
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
1:55AM1.23m
2:24PM1.27m
2:29AM1.37m
2:52PM1.43m
2:58AM1.51m
3:19PM1.58m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.53m
8:23PM0.53m
8:41AM0.38m
8:53PM0.39m
9:06AM0.24m
9:20PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
20
21
19
18
17
17
16
17
20
21
19
17
17
17
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
13
15
18
19
18
18
16
16
15
16
18
20
19
16
14
15
16
18
18
17
19
19
20
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