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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 09 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
25.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 3AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
0
0
1
0
2
3
2
4
3
3
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
S
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111116771414131312121212111111101515141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3773643584945146284575296246421671884661546456358249187141326485633497396
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
0
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
1.51
7:33PM
1.32
8:10AM
1.39
8:14PM
1.20
8:59AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
0.28
1:38PM
0.48
1:41AM
0.40
2:21PM
0.58
2:23AM
0.53
3:19PM
0.68
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---5:03-------5:05-------5:05----
Sunset------7:01-------7:01-------7:01-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1---221--------------
Temp. °C232324232223222121212121222424232222222425262624
Feels °C (?)272524211820202022212222232526272423232425262625
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