Scottburgh Point surf break

Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 19 Feb 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
26.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (19 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
E
0.6
SSW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)111111111010109999141313131312129129999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)821711541551442373275253203199165166158149147145104988211158606060
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
0
W
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
20
ENE
20
E
10
NE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
1.91
5:06PM
1.81
5:26AM
1.92
5:35PM
1.77
5:56AM
1.87
6:05PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
0.01
11:11PM
-0.08
11:33AM
0.02
11:40PM
-0.04
12:04PM
0.08
12:10AM
0.05
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise-5:39-------5:39-------5:41------
Sunset----6:40-------6:39-------6:38---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1--------11-
Temp. °C222428282725242423252827272523232225282726252423
Feels °C (?)232729293029282826282927302725252327292727282625
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