Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 7AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (26 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (26 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
2.5
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
580
663
650
625
482
561
627
561
561
431
377
685
1344
1751
1860
1910
2070
2349
2603
2722
3123
3551
4730
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
40
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
35
S
25
S
20
SW
20
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:20AM1.29m
12:47PM1.22m
1:16AM1.44m
1:35PM1.34m
1:55AM1.56m
2:12PM1.45m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.59m
6:51PM0.50m
7:36AM0.45m
7:36PM0.38m
8:11AM0.33m
8:11PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:22
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5:25
5:24
5:23
1
Temp °C
22
21
24
30
28
26
24
23
23
24
23
23
20
20
20
18
17
16
17
21
21
21
19
17
20
18
22
28
25
25
24
22
21
22
19
17
14
14
15
13
11
10
12
16
13
15
15
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
431
580
663
650
625
482
561
627
561
561
431
377
273
233
192
192
192
153
153
121
121
92
90
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
13
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
72
46
46
26
25
13
14
14
13
12
4
5
4
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
0.8
SSW
4
1.7
SSW
5
2.5
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
18
27
15
77
800
763
14
161
685
1344
1751
1860
1910
2070
2349
2603
2722
3123
3551
4730
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
45
45
45
48
10
0
0
74
256
425
712
47
4
6
6
0
6
820
820
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
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