Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 08 Sep 2025 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
21.4° 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 7AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (08 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (08 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s

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

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Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)121213131213141615151414141414141313131313131111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)553754692789753782108014261192964924756646560602339215179158117105877363
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
15
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
25
ENE
30
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
10
NE
15
NE
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
1.82
4:16PM
1.98
4:28AM
1.85
4:48PM
2.00
5:00AM
1.83
5:20PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:53PM
0.01
10:01AM
-0.09
10:24PM
-0.05
10:32AM
-0.12
10:57PM
-0.06
11:03AM
-0.10
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:01----
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:45-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020212323222222212121252522222222222330252321
Feels °C (?)201818202121212423222321232121192423202228232323
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Durban/KZN South

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Scottburgh Point (light winds from the SW at Durban Intnl. Airport 26 km from Scottburgh Point). 1.5m 13s groundswell from the S with a 0.9m 5s windswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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26 km away, 2 h 7 min ago

7 km/h
SW
0.0
21.4
Air / Water (°C)
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