Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 05 Mar 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
25.7° 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 3AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 05). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (06 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (06 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.3
SE
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121212121298910111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)681141091031031019998727156565617712120226323560329827492468218019521776
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
5
E
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
20
NNE
20
E
10
S
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
30
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
1.77
5:17AM
1.86
5:25PM
1.72
5:41AM
1.78
5:49PM
1.63
6:04AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
-0.03
11:23AM
0.07
11:28PM
0.04
11:47AM
0.14
11:52PM
0.14
12:11PM
0.24
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:50--
Sunset6:25-------6:24-------6:23-------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------51--------211---
Temp. °C282625252525292925252524232625242322201919192021
Feels °C (?)293128282828292928282826252417151515161617171920
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