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Scottburgh Point surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today?
The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 7PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Scottburgh Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | |
172 | 169 | 125 | 157 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 104 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 72 | 137 | 94 | 88 | 114 | 112 | 115 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:24PM1.35m | 8:44AM1.19m | 9:51PM1.30m | 10:19AM1.14m | 11:17PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.44m | 2:38AM0.61m | 3:00PM0.53m | 4:16AM0.65m | 4:28PM0.56m | 5:45AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | |
— | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
181 | 149 | 128 | 108 | 128 | 108 | 108 | 64 | 48 | 110 | 108 | 104 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 69 | 137 | 94 | 88 | 114 | 112 | 115 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
172 | 169 | 125 | 157 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 112 | 35 | 47 | 45 | 25 | 26 | 59 | 75 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 65 | 44 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SW 12 | SW 13 | E 4 |
100 | 95 | 85 | 84 | 114 | 110 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 48 | 15 | 9 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SE 3 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ENE 5 |
287 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 201 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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