
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 11AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Scottburgh Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1040 | 784 | 665 | 530 | 522 | 522 | 424 | 404 | 362 | 514 | 499 | 468 | 461 | 241 | 283 | 276 | 149 | 144 | 239 | 180 | 161 | 663 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:43PM1.15m | 1:58AM1.28m | 2:31PM1.27m | 2:41AM1.39m | 3:07PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.62m | 7:40PM0.63m | 8:18AM0.51m | 8:29PM0.52m | 8:55AM0.39m | 9:06PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 |
528 | 499 | 521 | 474 | 465 | 465 | 424 | 404 | 345 | 335 | 266 | 468 | 461 | 241 | 213 | 169 | 131 | 163 | 154 | 142 | 113 | 66 | 129 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | ENE 6 |
1040 | 784 | 665 | 530 | 522 | 522 | 400 | 389 | 362 | 514 | 499 | 206 | 179 | 132 | 76 | 276 | 45 | 144 | 239 | 180 | 161 | 69 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 16 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | S 17 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 |
8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | — | 107 | — | 224 | 283 | 61 | 149 | 79 | 75 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 149 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 41 | 71 | 129 | 171 | 172 | 299 | 261 | — | 123 | 663 | 149 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 656 | 650 | 376 | 172 | 172 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 128 | 202 | 6 |
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