Scottburgh Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
301
314
307
251
246
240
199
157
186
177
173
173
123
168
268
334
551
870
978
1107
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
5:32PM1.85m
5:42AM1.68m
6:02PM1.77m
6:13AM1.58m
6:35PM1.63m
Low Tide
11:17AM-0.01m
11:40PM0.09m
11:46AM0.06m
00:12AM0.18m
12:18PM0.18m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
22
22
21
20
19
20
20
19
21
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
19
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
21
22
22
23
21
21
20
16
18
19
19
22
20
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