Scottburgh Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.22° S 30.80° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Scottburgh Point sea temperature is

22.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Scottburgh Point today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scottburgh Point at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).
	Tuesday 21							Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	555	555	494	494	542	486	478	440	422	530	501	467	336	278	278	236	232	202	297	336	312	522	108
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	ENE	ENE	ENE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide			8:01AM1.27m				8:37PM1.34m				8:51AM1.15m				9:37PM1.21m				10:15AM1.05m
Low Tide	2:04AM0.50m				2:07PM0.47m				2:53AM0.61m				2:58PM0.60m				4:04AM0.69m				4:19PM0.70m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	20	21	20	19	19	18	16	16	22	22	21	19	18	18	17	17	20	20	20	19	18
Feels °C	14	15	19	19	19	19	19	18	15	15	19	19	19	18	17	15	13	15	17	17	18	19	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 13	ENE 7	NE 7
kJ	555	555	494	494	542	486	478	440	396	403	361	361	319	278	278	240	180	151	120	102	312	62	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 7	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	86	164	125	109	306	298	326	362	422	530	501	467	336	273	219	236	232	202	297	336	77	161	108
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	E 9	SSW 16	SSW 17	E 9	SSW 7	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 15	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	—
kJ	58	15	51	113	15	9	15	15	6	6	6	6	—	—	—	195	151	121	167	167	164	161	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 5	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SW 2	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 13	SSW 5
kJ	—	3	—	—	2	6	14	27	42	45	47	60	110	223	323	351	247	2	28	33	29	522	213
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	3	1
Distance (km)	0	0	45	639	45	17	10	10	10	10	45	45	376	45	10	10	0	0	191	358	47	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		2	4	3	3	2			2	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	7	9	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	9

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