Scottburgh Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
22.5°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 6AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
3
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
375
320
287
268
214
211
206
200
246
264
294
269
202
148
148
120
103
140
90
180
166
161
161
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
0
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
15
NE
25
NW
20
N
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
2:48AM1.64m
3:04PM1.84m
3:18AM1.71m
3:32PM1.88m
3:46AM1.75m
4:00PM1.88m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.09m
9:14PM0.07m
9:18AM0.03m
9:42PM0.02m
9:46AM0.01m
10:08PM0.02m
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Temp °C
21
20
22
24
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
24
23
21
21
21
21
21
24
28
28
26
27
24
Feels °C
24
22
25
24
22
21
21
21
19
21
21
26
24
22
23
23
23
23
24
27
27
26
24
23
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