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Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 16 Jan 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
25.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 6AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
NE
0.8
SSE
1.1
S
1.3
E
2.5
SSW
2.3
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)887771210101099981010101058810777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3413182452322317364404314083112582522392792963083028785149353545547506
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
W
15
SW
25
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
1.30
2:53PM
1.44
3:18AM
1.42
3:26PM
1.54
3:50AM
1.53
3:57PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
0.46
8:41AM
0.47
9:08PM
0.34
9:16AM
0.37
9:39PM
0.24
9:49AM
0.28
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:09-------5:11-------5:11----
Sunset------7:01-------7:00-------7:00-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1-12
Temp. °C242322242524242222222121242525232321222321222221
Feels °C (?)232221222221232123232222252424222424232215171918
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