
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Scottburgh Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
109 | 105 | 59 | 52 | 65 | 116 | 178 | 216 | 192 | 301 | 820 | 865 | 672 | 336 | 263 | 220 | 204 | 169 | 140 | 151 | 153 | 339 | 363 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:24AM1.75m | 3:39PM1.93m | 3:57AM1.77m | 4:13PM1.91m | 4:32AM1.75m | 4:48PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM-0.01m | 9:51PM-0.04m | 9:58AM-0.02m | 10:24PM-0.03m | 10:34AM0.02m | 11:00PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | SE 6 | S 8 | NE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
56 | 44 | 52 | 38 | 36 | 22 | 178 | 216 | 192 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 336 | 263 | 220 | 204 | 140 | 114 | 151 | 153 | 339 | 363 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 9 | ENE 7 | S 8 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | NE 7 | SW 8 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
109 | 56 | 33 | 52 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 82 | 11 | 18 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 206 | 200 | 169 | 140 | 103 | 94 | 80 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | S 11 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
57 | 105 | 59 | 23 | 36 | 21 | 39 | 40 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 112 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
57 | 39 | 35 | — | 65 | 116 | — | — | — | 301 | 820 | 865 | 672 | 223 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 106 | 128 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 865 | 853 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 669 | 17 | 10 |
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