Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is

22.8°C

Scottburgh Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (28 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri morning).
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	195	202	171	171	176	185	217	400	400	392	380	380	303	303	268	262	231	204	170	163	171	141	122
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	ESE	ESE	E	NNE	NW	NW	NW	NNE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	4:32AM1.75m				4:48PM1.83m					5:08AM1.68m				5:26PM1.70m				5:48AM1.57m				6:07PM1.54m
Low Tide			10:34AM0.02m				11:00PM0.05m					11:12AM0.12m				11:38PM0.16m				11:54AM0.26m


	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	21	21	21	19	18	17	17	19	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	19	21	22	21	20	20
Feels °C	18	20	19	19	20	19	18	17	17	19	19	17	17	17	16	15	15	14	15	17	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	195	202	171	171	176	185	217	400	400	392	380	380	303	303	268	262	231	204	170	163	141	141	122
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 7	SW 11	SSW 20	SW 19	SW 19	ENE 8	SW 16	ENE 8	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 15	SSW 14
kJ	139	105	89	82	79	64	59	44	27	32	5	39	59	88	19	69	12	37	82	79	76	33	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 6	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SW 12	ENE 7	SW 10	SW 21	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 18	ENE 8	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 18	SW 18	—	SSW 18	SSW 17
kJ	7	6	29	30	82	84	97	6	10	4	18	5	5	4	85	11	36	37	83	81	—	30	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	62	28	42	44	56	66	103	129	160	171	202	301
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	2	2	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	429	45	45	45	4	0	0	17	865	45	45	45	49	49	49	650	695	695	695	650	669
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Country Club (African Beach)	North Beach		Reunion	Reunion	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)	Country Club (African Beach)		Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Battery Beach	Battery Beach	Country Club (African Beach)
Rating (10 max)	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6

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