Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 3PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Scottburgh Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 230 | 293 | 240 | 171 | 109 | 73 | 54 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 262 | 363 | 307 | 295 | 282 | 281 | 230 | 11 | 96 | 90 | 69 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.78m | 5:04PM1.89m | 5:13AM1.75m | 5:32PM1.85m | 5:42AM1.68m | 6:02PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM-0.04m | 11:11PM0.04m | 11:17AM-0.01m | 11:40PM0.09m | 11:46AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 8 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 764 | 630 | 474 | 433 | 399 | 386 | 328 | 308 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 262 | 363 | 307 | 295 | 282 | 281 | 230 | 11 | 96 | 72 | 74 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | SSW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 64 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 73 | 54 | 62 | 98 | 85 | 76 | 64 | 44 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 90 | 69 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 230 | 293 | 240 | 171 | 109 | — | — | — | 25 | 31 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 301 | 64 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 191 | 289 | 358 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 191 | 45 | 0 | 6 |
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